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
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)- to prophesy war
预言有战争 - She prophesied that she would win a gold medal.
她预言自己将赢得金牌。
- to prophesy war
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.- 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。 - She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
她预言这次探险结局不会好。
- He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison...
英英释义
verb
- deliver a sermon
- The minister is not preaching this Sunday
- predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
双语例句
- Turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her.
你要露出膀臂，面向被困的耶路撒冷，说预言攻击这城。 - Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it.
人子啊！你要面向西珥山发预言，攻击它。 - Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness;
耶和华说，那些以幻梦为预言，又述说这梦，以谎言和矜夸使我百姓走错了路的，我必与他们反对。 - 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。 - He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.
他敢预言未来将发生什么事。 - 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。 - 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？ - But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
你们却给拿细耳人酒喝，嘱咐先知说，不要说预言。 - 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。