prophesy

英 [ˈprɒfəsaɪ]

美 [ˈprɑːfəsaɪ]

v.  预告; 预言

过去式：prophesied　过去分词：prophesied　现在分词：prophesying　第三人称单数：prophesies　

TEM8

BNC.15270 / COCA.18635

牛津词典

verb

• 预告；预言
  to say what will happen in the future (done in the past using religious or magic powers)
  1. to prophesy war
     预言有战争
  2. She prophesied that she would win a gold medal.
     她预言自己将赢得金牌。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预言；预告
  If youprophesy thatsomething will happen, you say that you strongly believe that it will happen.
  1. He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison...
     他预言5年内他的敌人要么会死去，要么会进监狱。
  2. She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
     她预言这次探险结局不会好。

英英释义

verb

• deliver a sermon
  1. The minister is not preaching this Sunday
  Synonym:preach
• predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
  Synonym:vaticinate

双语例句

• Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
  不可听那些先知对你们所说的话。他们说，你们不致服事巴比伦王，其实他们向你们说假预言。
• And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
  他有四个女儿，都是处女，是说预言的。
• If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
  若有人心存虚假、用谎言说、我要向你们豫言得清酒和浓酒.那人就必作这民的先知。
• The exploiter would carry away his prophesy of harvest.
  拓荒者将带走收获的预言。
• I've been proved wrong too many times& this time I'm not going to prophesy.
  我已经有多次被证明是错了&这次我不会预言什么了。
• I wouldn't prophesy who will win the election.
  我不想预言谁将赢得这次选举。
• What will God add to those who adds anything to the prophesy of god?
  在神的预言上添加的人会有什么结局？
• Rev. 10:11 And they said to me, You must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.
  启十11他们对我说，你必指著多民族、多邦国、多方言、多君王，再说预言。
• I wouldn't like to prophesy what will happen to that marriage!
  我不愿意预言那桩婚姻将来会怎样。
• For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
  耶和华说，我并没有打发他们，他们却托我的名说假预言，好使我将你们和向你们说预言的那些先知赶出去，一同灭亡。