make a forecast
The weather bureau made a forecast for heavy rain.
气象局发布了强降雨预报。
预报；预测
forecasts — plural of forecast
（赛马等的）正连赢投注；冠亚军竞猜；对未来状况的估计；对某事(如天气)将如何发展的预测；正序连赢(赛马博彩玩法)；预想
A statement or estimate of what is likely to happen in the future, especially about the weather.
对未来状况的估计
An estimation of a future condition.
对某事(如天气)将如何发展的预测
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
正序连赢(赛马博彩玩法)
exacta
The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
天气预报说明天会下雨。
用法提示：使用名词“forecast”指天气预测。
The economic forecast for next year is optimistic.
明年的经济预测是乐观的。
用法提示：使用名词“forecast”指经济预测。
My forecast is that the project will be completed on time.
我的预测是这个项目会按时完成。
用法提示：使用名词“forecast”表达个人看法。
The weather bureau made a forecast for heavy rain.
气象局发布了强降雨预报。
According to the forecast, it will be sunny tomorrow.
根据天气预报，明天会是晴天。
The forecast for next week is uncertain.
下周的预测还不确定。
最通用的同义词，但forecast更常用于天气或经济等专业领域。
强调对未来趋势的看法，常与经济、天气等搭配，语气较正式。
主要用于医学语境，或比喻对事态发展的判断，比forecast更专业。
强调基于数据或模型的预测，常用于经济或人口统计，不如forecast日常。
grammar · medium
易错句子The weather forecast say it will rain tomorrow.
正确表达The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
名词'forecast'作主语时，谓语动词应与其单复数一致。此处'forecast'为单数，动词应用第三人称单数形式'says'。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many forecast for the weekend.
正确表达There are many forecasts for the weekend.
名词'forecast'是可数名词，表示多个预报时需加复数后缀'-s'。
名词，指对过去事件的反思，与预测（指向未来）相反
名词，指回顾过去，与预测（指向未来）相反
forecast 常基于数据和科学方法，尤用于气象；prediction 更通用，可基于直觉或经验。
prognosis 主要用于医学领域，指对疾病进程的预测；forecast 用于一般领域，尤其是天气。
天气预报
The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
天气预报说明天会下雨。
经济预测
The economic forecast for next year is optimistic.
明年的经济预测是乐观的。
预测预测
The forecast predicts a rise in temperatures.
天气预报预测气温将上升。
长期预报
The long-range forecast indicates a cold winter.
长期预报表明冬天会很冷。
针对……的预报
What is the forecast for this weekend?
这个周末的天气预报是什么？
准确的预报
The weather bureau provided an accurate forecast of the storm.
气象局提供了准确的暴风雨预报。
fore- (before) + cast (to throw/predict)
fore- (before) + see
fore- (before) + tell
broad (wide) + cast (to spread)
out (outside) + cast (to throw)
预报通常指天气预测
长期趋势预测常涉及气候
是同义词，但在此表示一般性预测
表示未来可能情况的估计
预测常基于当前趋势
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.