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the oracle + verb
动词常用declared, said, prophesied等。
The oracle declared that the king would win the battle.
神谕宣布国王将赢得这场战斗。
神谕；神谕处；预言
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
神谕；神谕处；预言
a person or thing regarded as an authoritative source of divine prophecy or wise counsel
The oracle declared that the king would win the battle.
神谕宣布国王将赢得这场战斗。
供奉预言神的神殿。
A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
预言未来的权威人物
an authoritative person who divines the future
通过其神灵被认为可以给予预言或建议的人,如祭司。
A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
由祭司揭示的预言(通常晦涩或寓意)
a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
The ancient Greeks often consulted the oracle at Delphi before making important decisions.
古希腊人在做出重要决定前常常咨询德尔斐的神谕。
Many people believed that the oracle's prophecy would come true.
许多人相信这位预言者的预言将会实现。
The king sent messengers to seek advice from the oracle.
国王派遣使者去向神谕寻求建议。
动词常用declared, said, prophesied等。
The oracle declared that the king would win the battle.
神谕宣布国王将赢得这场战斗。
They traveled to Delphi to consult the oracle.
他们前往德尔斐去询问神谕。
也可以指人，如'oracle of wisdom'。
The Oracle of Delphi was famous throughout ancient Greece.
德尔斐神谕在古希腊闻名遐迩。
Not this
He oracled that the war would end soon.
Use this
He spoke an oracle that the war would end soon.
英语中'oracle'是名词，不能直接用作动词。受中文'预言'影响，学习者常误用为动词，应改为'spoke an oracle'或其他动词短语。
Not this
She asked oracle for guidance.
Use this
She asked the oracle for guidance.
可数名词'oracle'前需要有冠词或限定词，不能单独使用。中文没有冠词，导致此类遗漏错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
求问神谕
The king went to Delphi to consult the oracle.
国王前往德尔斐求问神谕。
德尔斐神谕
The oracle of Delphi was the most famous in ancient Greece.
德尔斐神谕是古希腊最著名的神谕。
预言神谕
The prophetic oracle foretold the fall of the city.
预言神谕预告了这座城市的陷落。
古代神谕
Many ancient oracles were located in sacred groves.
许多古代神谕位于圣林中。
甲骨
Oracle bones were used for divination in ancient China.
甲骨在中国古代用于占卜。
以神谕方式说话
The priestess would speak in oracles that were often ambiguous.
女祭司常以模棱两可的神谕方式说话。
靠关系（或贿赂）办成事
He managed to get the contract by working the oracle.
他靠关系拿到了合同。
权威说了算
When the boss says no, the oracle has spoken.
老板说不行，那就是权威说了算。
德尔斐神谕（常指权威但含糊的预言）
The economic forecast sounded like the oracle of Delphi—vague and open to interpretation.
那个经济预测听起来像德尔斐神谕——含糊其辞，可作多种解读。
神谕会给你展示门。
In The Matrix, Morpheus says, 'The Oracle will show you the door.'
在《黑客帝国》中，墨菲斯说：‘神谕会给你展示门。’
德尔斐神谕：认识你自己。
The inscription at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi is often attributed to the Oracle.
德尔斐阿波罗神庙的铭文常被归功于神谕。
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oracle含'oral'，神谕由口说出的预言。
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These words share the spelling ending 'acle' but do not rhyme with 'oracle' due to different stressed vowels. Only 'oracle' has first-syllable stress /ɔr/; others have different initial vowels.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.