If you forecast future events, you say what you think is going to happen in the future.
预言
He delivered his election forecast.
他作了他的选举预报。
| 过去式 | 过去分词 | 现在分词 |
|---|---|---|
| forecast / forecasted | forecast / forecasted | forecasting |
| foretell预言;预兆、预示 |
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| predict 只能表示“预言” | Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today. |
| forebode 强调不愉快的事 | Black clouds forebode a storm. v. 预示;预感;预兆 |
| prophesy 强调超自然能力 | Jesus prophesied that one of his disciples would betray him. vt. 预言;预告;vi. 预言;预报;传教 |