prophesy
英 [ˈprɒfəsaɪ]
美 [ˈprɑːfəsaɪ]
v. 预告; 预言
过去式：prophesied 过去分词：prophesied 现在分词：prophesying 第三人称单数：prophesies
BNC.15270 / COCA.18635
牛津词典
verb
- 预告；预言
to say what will happen in the future (done in the past using religious or magic powers)- to prophesy war
预言有战争 - She prophesied that she would win a gold medal.
她预言自己将赢得金牌。
- to prophesy war
柯林斯词典
- VERB 预言；预告
If youprophesy thatsomething will happen, you say that you strongly believe that it will happen.- He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison...
他预言5年内他的敌人要么会死去，要么会进监狱。 - She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
她预言这次探险结局不会好。
- He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison...
英英释义
verb
- deliver a sermon
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
双语例句
- I wouldn't like to prophesy what will happen to that marriage!
我不愿意预言那桩婚姻将来会怎样。 - I wouldn't prophesy who will win the election.
我不想预言谁将赢得这次选举。 - For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
耶和华说，我并没有打发他们，他们却托我的名说假预言，好使我将你们和向你们说预言的那些先知赶出去，一同灭亡。 - But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
你们却给拿细耳人酒喝，嘱咐先知说，不要说预言。 - What will God add to those who adds anything to the prophesy of god?
在神的预言上添加的人会有什么结局？ - To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
这抹墙的就是以色列的先知，他们指着耶路撒冷说预言，为这城见了平安的异象，其实没有平安。这是主耶和华说的。 - Monks and nuns who prophesy are not of that rareness.
说预言的修士和修女，很少有这个祥子的。 - Its success lies mostly in its amazing accurate prophesy.
它的成功一大半是因为它惊人准确的预言。 - Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
在那些日子、我要将我的灵浇灌我的仆人和使女、他们就要说豫言。 - He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.
他敢预言未来将发生什么事。