英语词汇“prophecy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Amazingly, the manager's prophecy that the team would get into the first division seems to be coming true.
Lij Yasu was never crowned, possibly because he believed a prophecy that if he became king he would die.
the biblical prophecy of a world war
The old woman's prophecies of disaster were soon fulfilled.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Again and again, such prophecies dictate and determine his decisions, his attitudes, his course of action.
Finally, there are the prophecies of Alexander's imminent death which were circulating weeks before his death.
For without the women and their connection to the Earth, who would bring forth the prophecies?
His prophecy was now coming true, perhaps even sooner than he would have dreamed.
She had the gift of prophecy, performed many miracles and is known to have mysteriously supplied food for the convent.
Teiresias, the prophet who had brought so many distressful prophecies to the royal family, came to bring still another.
Usually these reports concentrate on prophecies of a forthcoming Armageddon but many also describe a dire contemporary situation.
When not experiencing visions, ecstasies, or prophecies, he authored Moral Theology and Glories of Ma ry.

Longman Language Activatorsomething that someone predicts will happen► prediction

a statement saying what you think will happen in the future: · Despite their confident predictions, sales of the new car have not been very good.make a prediction: · It's too early to make any predictions about the election results.

► forecast

a public statement saying what is likely to happen with the weather or with the economic or political situation, based on special or technical knowledge: the weather forecast (=a statement in a newspaper, or on the TV or radio, saying what the weather will be like during the next few days): · According to the weather forecast, it's going to stay hot for the rest of the week.give/make a forecast: · It is impossible to give an accurate forecast of company sales 10 years from now.

► prophecy

a statement that says something will happen, especially made by someone with religious or magical powers: prophecy of: · The old woman's prophecies of disaster were soon fulfilled.prophecy that: · Lij Yasu was never crowned, possibly because he believed a prophecy that if he became king he would die.· Amazingly, the manager's prophecy that the team would get into the first division seems to be coming true.

► prognosis

formal the likely result of a process such as an illness or a series of events that has already started: · Well, doctor, what's the prognosis?· By the early 1990s the prognosis for Communism wasn't at all good.

► predicted

showing what someone thinks will happen in the future: · More than a century after Marx, the predicted dissolution of capitalism has still not taken place.· There were several arrests for disorderly behaviour, but for the most part the much-predicted violence did not materialize.

► projected

: projected figures/sales/profits/results the profits, sales etc that a business expects to achieve considering past and present performance: · Next year's projected sales are 5% higher than this year's.· The company's losses look likely to wipe out the projected profits on the ECR90 project.

WORD SETS► Occult

banshee, nouncoven, noundemon, noundemonic, adjectivedevil, nounESP, nounevil, adjectiveexorcism, nounexorcist, nounexorcize, verbextra-sensory perception, nounfiend, nounfortune-teller, nounmedium, nounmind reader, nounnecromancy, nounpalmist, nounpalmistry, nounpalm reader, nounparanormal, adjectiveparapsychology, nounpossessed, adjectiveprophecy, nounprophesy, verbpsychic, adjectivepsychic, nounpsychokinesis, nounseance, nounsoothsayer, nounspirit, nounSvengali, nountarot, nountelepathic, adjectivetelepathy, nounwitch, nounwizard, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► prophecy ... fulfilled

The prophecy that David would become king was fulfilled.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► self-fulfilling prophecy

It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy: expect things to go wrong, and they probably will.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► old

· This refrain is a conflation of two verses from the classic period of Old Testament prophecy in Isaiah 11 and Habakkuk 2.· It was intended, quite flamboyantly, to fulfil Old Testament prophecy.

VERB► become

· It was a jibe that nearly became a prophecy, though Cambridge were left with more of a one-horse race.· It turns confusion into curiosity and stops myths from becoming self-fulfilling prophecies.· I say this whether or not it is entirely true because I suspect my words can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.· These labels can become self-fulfilling prophecies.

► fulfil

· The power that had selected him to fulfil the prophecy.· However, among their ranks it is universally believed that their leader - Rabbi Menachem Schneerson - will fulfil the Messianic prophecy.· I finally encountered the bomb baby, thus fulfilling the ironic prophecy of my dreams.· It was intended, quite flamboyantly, to fulfil Old Testament prophecy.

► make

· Increased speed of communication means that people can act much more quickly and can make trends into self-fulfilling prophecies.· They intended to make a prophecy that would be self-fulfilling in its entirety.· Telling me his dream was one thing; making his first prophecy to the King's face was quite another.· I haven't seen it clearly myself, but once, before he was King, I made a prophecy for Arthur.

单词	prophecy
释义	prophecyproph‧e‧cy /ˈprɒfəsi $ ˈprɑː-/ noun (plural prophecies) Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Amazingly, the manager's prophecy that the team would get into the first division seems to be coming true. Lij Yasu was never crowned, possibly because he believed a prophecy that if he became king he would die. the biblical prophecy of a world war The old woman's prophecies of disaster were soon fulfilled. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Again and again, such prophecies dictate and determine his decisions, his attitudes, his course of action. Finally, there are the prophecies of Alexander's imminent death which were circulating weeks before his death. For without the women and their connection to the Earth, who would bring forth the prophecies? His prophecy was now coming true, perhaps even sooner than he would have dreamed. She had the gift of prophecy, performed many miracles and is known to have mysteriously supplied food for the convent. Teiresias, the prophet who had brought so many distressful prophecies to the royal family, came to bring still another. Usually these reports concentrate on prophecies of a forthcoming Armageddon but many also describe a dire contemporary situation. When not experiencing visions, ecstasies, or prophecies, he authored Moral Theology and Glories of Ma ry. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that someone predicts will happen► prediction a statement saying what you think will happen in the future: · Despite their confident predictions, sales of the new car have not been very good.make a prediction: · It's too early to make any predictions about the election results. ► forecast a public statement saying what is likely to happen with the weather or with the economic or political situation, based on special or technical knowledge: the weather forecast (=a statement in a newspaper, or on the TV or radio, saying what the weather will be like during the next few days): · According to the weather forecast, it's going to stay hot for the rest of the week.give/make a forecast: · It is impossible to give an accurate forecast of company sales 10 years from now. ► prophecy a statement that says something will happen, especially made by someone with religious or magical powers: prophecy of: · The old woman's prophecies of disaster were soon fulfilled.prophecy that: · Lij Yasu was never crowned, possibly because he believed a prophecy that if he became king he would die.· Amazingly, the manager's prophecy that the team would get into the first division seems to be coming true. ► prognosis formal the likely result of a process such as an illness or a series of events that has already started: · Well, doctor, what's the prognosis?· By the early 1990s the prognosis for Communism wasn't at all good. ► predicted showing what someone thinks will happen in the future: · More than a century after Marx, the predicted dissolution of capitalism has still not taken place.· There were several arrests for disorderly behaviour, but for the most part the much-predicted violence did not materialize. ► projected : projected figures/sales/profits/results the profits, sales etc that a business expects to achieve considering past and present performance: · Next year's projected sales are 5% higher than this year's.· The company's losses look likely to wipe out the projected profits on the ECR90 project. WORD SETS► Occult banshee, nouncoven, noundemon, noundemonic, adjectivedevil, nounESP, nounevil, adjectiveexorcism, nounexorcist, nounexorcize, verbextra-sensory perception, nounfiend, nounfortune-teller, nounmedium, nounmind reader, nounnecromancy, nounpalmist, nounpalmistry, nounpalm reader, nounparanormal, adjectiveparapsychology, nounpossessed, adjectiveprophecy, nounprophesy, verbpsychic, adjectivepsychic, nounpsychokinesis, nounseance, nounsoothsayer, nounspirit, nounSvengali, nountarot, nountelepathic, adjectivetelepathy, nounwitch, nounwizard, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► prophecy ... fulfilled The prophecy that David would become king was fulfilled. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► self-fulfilling prophecy It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy: expect things to go wrong, and they probably will. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► old · This refrain is a conflation of two verses from the classic period of Old Testament prophecy in Isaiah 11 and Habakkuk 2.· It was intended, quite flamboyantly, to fulfil Old Testament prophecy. VERB► become · It was a jibe that nearly became a prophecy, though Cambridge were left with more of a one-horse race.· It turns confusion into curiosity and stops myths from becoming self-fulfilling prophecies.· I say this whether or not it is entirely true because I suspect my words can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.· These labels can become self-fulfilling prophecies. ► fulfil · The power that had selected him to fulfil the prophecy.· However, among their ranks it is universally believed that their leader - Rabbi Menachem Schneerson - will fulfil the Messianic prophecy.· I finally encountered the bomb baby, thus fulfilling the ironic prophecy of my dreams.· It was intended, quite flamboyantly, to fulfil Old Testament prophecy. ► make · Increased speed of communication means that people can act much more quickly and can make trends into self-fulfilling prophecies.· They intended to make a prophecy that would be self-fulfilling in its entirety.· Telling me his dream was one thing; making his first prophecy to the King's face was quite another.· I haven't seen it clearly myself, but once, before he was King, I made a prophecy for Arthur. 1[countable] a statement that something will happen in the future, especially one made by someone with religious or magic powers → prophetprophecy (that) The prophecy that David would become king was fulfilled.prophecy of the prophecy of Isaiah2[uncountable] the power or act of making statements about what will happen in the future: She had the gift of prophecy. → self-fulfilling prophecy at self-fulfilling
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