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单词 crystal ball
释义

crystal ball

noun

1
: a sphere especially of quartz crystal traditionally used by fortune tellers
2
: a means or method of predicting future events

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Barker had a crystal ball on his desk and spent his weekends at Shelton rambling around haunted houses with his son. Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 Tebow departed New York more concerned about a better prize: the crystal ball for winning the BCS national championship. Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2022 The Lord of the League is hunched over the crystal ball. Scott Patsko, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021 During an expedition to the top of a volcano between Chile and Bolivia, Henri finds a crystal ball submerged in the lagoon. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 No one has a crystal ball to see what the future holds, and today’s economic and business environment will test leaders in different ways. Chris Barbin, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 After that trip, 247Sports’ Steve Wiltfong forecasted a crystal ball for the Crimson Tide. Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 20 May 2022 After a decade of training her crystal ball on the near-term future, Ford futurist Sheryl Connelly decided to take a look at the far future, based on a global survey of thousands of consumers. Dale Buss, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 But none of the options are pleasant, and no one has a crystal ball to predict what the future holds. New York Times, 8 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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