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

• 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。
• Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it.
  人子啊！你要面向西珥山发预言，攻击它。
• She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
  她预言这次探险结局不会好。
• Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness;
  耶和华说，那些以幻梦为预言，又述说这梦，以谎言和矜夸使我百姓走错了路的，我必与他们反对。
• 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？
• I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.
  我预言他将重操旧业。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。