foresee

/fɔːˈsiː/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
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
  1. No one could have foreseen the consequences of the decision.
    没有人能预见这一决定的后果。
  2. 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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  1. 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)
  • 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。
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。