foresee
/fɔːˈsiː/
v.
一句话记住
预见;预料
释义与例句
v.
预见;预料
to know or expect that something will happen before it happens
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No one could have foreseen the consequences of the decision.
没有人能预见这一决定的后果。
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We do not foresee any major difficulties with the transition.
我们预料过渡期间不会出现任何重大困难。
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It was impossible to foresee how the public would react.
当时不可能预见公众会如何反应。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
foresee 的变化为 foresee—foresaw—foreseen;foreseeable future 是“可预见的未来”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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foreseeable 可预见的形容词,常用于 for/in the foreseeable future,表示在可预见的将来。
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unforeseen 未预见到的;意料之外的形容词,常修饰 circumstances、problems、delays 等意外情况。
同义词
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predict 预测;预言foresee 强调事先意识到某事会发生,常接 problem、risk、consequence;predict 强调对未来作出明确判断,可依据数据或专业意见,常用 predict that...。foresee 不一定包含对外公布预测。Experts predict that demand for renewable energy will continue to rise. 专家预测可再生能源需求将继续增长。
常见搭配
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foresee a problem 预见到问题The engineers foresaw a problem with the proposed design. 工程师们预见到了拟议设计存在一个问题。
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foresee the consequences 预见后果Few policymakers foresaw the long-term consequences of the reform. 很少有政策制定者预见到这项改革的长期后果。
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as far as can be foreseen 就目前所能预见的而言As far as can be foreseen, no further changes will be needed. 就目前所能预见的情况而言,不需要进一步修改。