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

• If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
  若有人心存虚假、用谎言说、我要向你们豫言得清酒和浓酒.那人就必作这民的先知。
• 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。
• 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。
• I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.
  我预言他将重操旧业。
• Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
  万军之耶和华如此说，这些先知向你们说预言，你们不要听他们的话。他们以虚空教训你们，所说的异象是出于自己的心，不是出于耶和华的口。
• The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
  就是先知说假预言，祭司藉他们把持权柄。我的百姓也喜爱这些事，到了结局你们怎样行呢。
• 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。
• 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 wouldn't prophesy who will win the election.
  我不想预言谁将赢得这次选举。
• 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。