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　

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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)
1. to prophesy war
  预言有战争
2. She prophesied that she would win a gold medal.
  她预言自己将赢得金牌。

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.
1. 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。
2. She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
  她预言这次探险结局不会好。

英英释义

verb

deliver a sermon
1. The minister is not preaching this Sunday
Synonym:preach
predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
Synonym:vaticinate

双语例句

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。
The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
主耶和华发命，谁能不说预言呢。
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。
For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
耶和华说，我并没有打发他们，他们却托我的名说假预言，好使我将你们和向你们说预言的那些先知赶出去，一同灭亡。
She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
她预言这次探险结局不会好。
To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
这抹墙的就是以色列的先知，他们指着耶路撒冷说预言，为这城见了平安的异象，其实没有平安。这是主耶和华说的。
It was prophesy, and you were born with it already published.
它是预言，当你出生时它已经散布于世了。
Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
在那些日子、我要将我的灵浇灌我的仆人和使女、他们就要说豫言。
Monks and nuns who prophesy are not of that rareness.
说预言的修士和修女，很少有这个祥子的。
He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.
他敢预言未来将发生什么事。