forecast

英 [ˈfɔːkɑːst]

美 [ˈfɔːrkæst]

n.  预测; 预报
v.  

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3980 / COCA.5890

牛津词典

noun

• 预测；预报
  a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now
  1. sales forecasts
     销售预测
  2. The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers.
     预报间晴，有阵雨。

verb

• 预测；预报
  to say what you think will happen in the future based on information that you have now
  1. Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy.
     专家预测经济将复苏。
  2. Snow is forecast for tomorrow.
     预报明天有雪。
  3. Temperatures were forecast to reach 40˚C.
     预报温度将达40摄氏度。
  4. The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.
     报告预测下月物价将上涨3%。

柯林斯词典

The forms forecast and forecasted can both be used for the past tense and past participle. forecast 和 forecasted 均可作为该词的过去式和过去分词。


• N-COUNT 预报;预测
  Aforecastis a statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation.
  1. ...a forecast of a 2.25 per cent growth in the economy...
     经济增长 2.25% 的预测
  2. He delivered his election forecast...
     他公布了自己对选举的预测。
  3. The weather forecast is better for today.
     天气预报说今天天气要好一些。
• See also:They forecast a humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister...He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent.weather forecast

英英释义

noun

• a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
  Synonym:prognosis

verb

• judge to be probable
  Synonym:calculateestimatereckoncount onfigure
• indicate by signs
  1. These signs bode bad news
  Synonym:bodeportendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigurepredict
• predict in advance
  Synonym:calculate

双语例句

• According to the weather forecast, there will be a gale tomorrow.
  据气象台预报，明天有大风。
• The weatherman threw a wet blanket on our picnic plan when he forecast rain.
  气象员报有雨，给我们的野餐计划泼了冷水。
• It would be premature to forecast the outcome.
  预言结果还为时过早。
• You will recall that I sent you a warning of troubled times. Well now, almost everything I forecast has come about.
  你还记得我警告过你时局会出现动荡吧。现在看来，几乎我预测的每件事都发生了。
• There is frost on the ground and snow is forecast
  地上结霜了，而且预报说会有雪。
• The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies
  天气预报上说多云并伴有阵雨。
• They forecast the election results.
  他们预测了选举结果。
• There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy
  有相当多的人对财政大臣作出的经济会迅猛发展的预测表示怀疑。
• Many traders forecast a continuation of the market's recent bearish trend.
  很多交易商都预测最近市场的下跌趋势还将延续。
• Statistical analysis is a means of arriving at a fairly reliable forecast.
  统计分析是一种相当可靠的预测方法。