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　

TEM8

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)
  1. to prophesy war
     预言有战争
  2. She prophesied that she would win a gold medal.
     她预言自己将赢得金牌。

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.
  1. 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。
  2. She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
     她预言这次探险结局不会好。

英英释义

verb

• deliver a sermon
  1. The minister is not preaching this Sunday
  Synonym:preach
• predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
  Synonym:vaticinate

双语例句

• 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。
• Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
  基督阿，你是先知，告诉我们打你的是谁。
• I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.
  我预言他将重操旧业。
• 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。
• 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。
• He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.
  他敢预言未来将发生什么事。
• The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  主耶和华发命，谁能不说预言呢。
• It was prophesy, and you were born with it already published.
  它是预言，当你出生时它已经散布于世了。
• 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？
• And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
  他有四个女儿，都是处女，是说预言的。