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

• Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
  不可听那些先知对你们所说的话。他们说，你们不致服事巴比伦王，其实他们向你们说假预言。
• She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
  她预言这次探险结局不会好。
• 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。
• And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.
  耶和华选召我、使我不跟从羊群、对我说、你去向我民以色列说豫言。
• 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。
• Rev. 10:11 And they said to me, You must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.
  启十11他们对我说，你必指著多民族、多邦国、多方言、多君王，再说预言。
• I wouldn't prophesy who will win the election.
  我不想预言谁将赢得这次选举。
• 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。
• He doesn't feel the need to pass back into the past and prophesy again.
  他认为没有必要回到过去，再预言一次。
• I've been proved wrong too many times& this time I'm not going to prophesy.
  我已经有多次被证明是错了&这次我不会预言什么了。