Word · Frequency #15270
prophesies
预言；预告
prophesies is the third person singular of prophesy.
To say what will happen in the future; to predict or foretell.
- 1.
To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
凭神启说话或写作；作先知。
- 2.
To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
预言；预告(不论有无神启)。
- 3.
To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
预示；预告；预表。
- 4.
To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.
受圣灵感动宣讲圣经；传道。
说预言；作先知宣讲；（受圣灵感动）宣讲；传道；预示；预兆；凭神启说话或写作；作先知。；预言；预告(不论有无神启)。
In use
The ancient oracle prophesied that a great flood would destroy the city.
Many economists are prophesying a recession next year.
Who can prophesy what the future holds?
prophesy that + clause
She prophesied that the team would win the championship.
她预言这支球队会赢得冠军。
prophesy + noun phrase
prophesy 是动词，其名词形式为 prophecy，注意拼写区别。
The old man prophesied a terrible war.
那位老人预言了一场可怕的战争。
prophesy + wh- clause
No one can prophesy what the future holds.
Connections
Collocations
- prophesy the future
- 预言未来
- Many soothsayers claimed to prophesy the future.许多占卜者声称能预言未来。
- prophesy doom
- 预言厄运
- The report prophesied doom for the housing market.这份报告预言房地产市场将遭遇厄运。
- prophesy the end of the world
- 预言世界末日
- He became famous when he prophesied the end of the world.他因预言世界末日而出了名。
- prophesy victory
- 预言胜利
- The general prophesied victory before the battle.将军在战前预言将取得胜利。
- prophesy one's own death
- 预言自己的死亡
- She prophesied her own death in a dream.她在梦中预言了自己的死亡。
- prophesy against
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 prophet（先知）开口说话：先知口中说出的就是预言 prophesy。注意动词词尾 -sy 读 /saɪ/，与名词 prophecy 的 /si/ 区别。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教经典与布道、文学或历史叙述、正式书面语 通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在宗教、文学或历史语境中；日常口语中较少使用。若想表达一般意义上的‘预测’，更常用 predict。
Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：sigh /saɪ/、why /waɪ/、try /traɪ/、by /baɪ/、die /daɪ/ 都与 prophesy 的词尾 /saɪ/ 押韵。注意拼写易混词：prophecy 读 /ˈprɒfəsi/（名词），结尾是 /si/，与动词 prophesy /ˈprɒfəsaɪ/ 的 /saɪ/ 不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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