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。
• 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。
• 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？
• She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
  她预言这次探险结局不会好。
• The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  主耶和华发命，谁能不说预言呢。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.
  我预言他将重操旧业。