predict
/prɪˈdɪkt/
v.
一句话记住
预测;预言
释义与例句
v.
预测;预言
to say what will happen in the future
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Experts predict a rise in prices.
专家预测物价会上涨。
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It is hard to predict how the market will move.
很难预测市场将如何变化。
展开其余 3 条例句
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The model can predict rainfall with surprising accuracy.
这个模型能以惊人的准确度预测降雨。
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Doctors cannot predict how fast the disease will spread.
医生无法预测这种疾病传播的速度。
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Economists predict that inflation will slow next year.
经济学家预测明年通货膨胀将放缓。
词源与构词
pre-(提前)+ dicere(说),提前把话说出来,就是预测。
pre-
前缀 · before,提前
dict
词根 · to say,说
记忆钩子
pre(提前)+ dict(说):提前说出来的,就是预测。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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addict 上瘾者;入迷的人He has been a drug addict since his teens. 他从十几岁起就吸毒成瘾。
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contradict 反驳;与……矛盾The two reports contradict each other. 这两份报告互相矛盾。
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contradiction 矛盾;反驳;自相矛盾之处There is a clear contradiction between his words and his actions. 他的言行之间存在明显的矛盾。
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dedicate 把……奉献给;致力于;题献She has dedicated her life to helping children in need. 她毕生致力于帮助有需要的孩子。
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dictate 口述;命令;支配She dictated a letter to her assistant. 她口述了一封信让助理记录。
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dictation 听写;口述;听命The teacher gave us a dictation of twenty new words. 老师给我们听写了二十个新单词。
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dictionary 词典;字典Look the word up in a dictionary. 在词典里查一下这个词。
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indicate 表明;指示The results indicate a steady rise in sales. 结果表明销量在稳步上升。
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verdict 裁决;判决;定论The jury reached a verdict of not guilty. 陪审团作出了无罪裁决。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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prediction 预测;预言predict + -ion,动词变名词
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predictable 可预测的predict + -able(能……的),动词变形容词
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predictive 预测性的;有预示作用的predict + -ive,动词变形容词
同义词
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forecast 预报;预测forecast 多用于天气、经济等有数据的领域,可作名词;predict 用法更广,泛指任何预测。The forecast says it will rain tomorrow. 预报说明天会下雨。
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foresee 预见foresee 强调凭洞察预见到,常与 can、hardly 连用;predict 指正式作出预测,可带内容。Few people could foresee the scale of the crisis. 很少有人能预见这场危机的规模。
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project 预计;推算project 指依据现有数据推算未来数字,多用于统计财务;predict 不要求有数据支撑。Analysts project a ten percent increase in sales. 分析师预计销售额将增长百分之十。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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predicate 谓语;断言predicate 来自 prae-(在前)+ dicare(宣告),语法上指句子的“谓语”,逻辑上指“断言”;本词 predict 只作动词,指对未来的预测。In this sentence, the verb is the predicate. 在这个句子中,动词是谓语。
常见搭配
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predict the future 预测未来No one can predict the future with certainty. 没有人能确切地预测未来。
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predict results 预测结果The software predicts results from historical data. 这款软件根据历史数据预测结果。
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hard to predict 难以预测Stock prices are hard to predict even for experts. 即使对专家来说,股价也难以预测。