prediction

英 [prɪˈdɪkʃn]

美 [prɪˈdɪkʃn]

n.  预言; 预测; 预告

复数：predictions　

CET6TOEFLIELTSTEM8化学

Collins.2 / BNC.4167 / COCA.3608

牛津词典

noun

• 预言；预测；预告
  a statement that says what you think will happen; the act of making such a statement
  1. Not many people agree with the government's prediction that the economy will improve.
     没有多少人赞同政府认为经济将会有所改善的预测。
  2. The results of the experiment confirmed our predictions.
     实验结果证实了我们的预测。
  3. Skilled readers make use of context and prediction.
     阅读能力强的人会利用上下文及推测来理解文意。
  4. It's difficult to make accurate predictions about the effects on the environment.
     很难准确预测对环境产生的影响。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 预言；预告；预测
  If you make apredictionabout something, you say what you think will happen.
  1. He was unwilling to make a prediction about which books would sell in the coming year...
     他不愿意预测来年哪些书会有销路。
  2. Predictions that the recession will be short are small comfort to those already affected...
     关于经济衰退不会延续很长时间的预测对那些已经受到影响的人来说只是小小的安慰。
  3. Weather prediction has never been a perfect science.
     天气预报从来都不是完美的科学。

英英释义

noun

• the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
  Synonym:anticipationprevision
• a statement made about the future
  Synonym:foretellingforecastingprognostication

双语例句

• This combination of historical analysis, future prediction, and dynamic alerting enables significantly improved agile decision making.
  这种历史记录分析、未来预测和动态警报组合可以显著改进敏捷决策的制定。
• This is a rather radical prediction, I know, but hear me out.
  这是一个比较激进的预测，我知道，但听到我的话了。
• Weather prediction has never been a perfect science.
  天气预报从来都不是完美的科学。
• They were accurate in their prediction that he would change her life drastically.
  他们预测得没错，他使她的生活发生了翻天覆地的变化。
• Browning's prediction is no better than a wild guess.
  勃朗宁的预测不过是妄加猜测而已。
• The result of the experiment confirmed his prediction.
  食言的结果证实了他的预测。
• I hope this prediction is not a lie.
  我希望这个预言不是一个谎言。
• The image processing method can be applied for the prediction and forecast of mine fire disasters.
  提出了采用图像法对矿井火灾进行预测预报，克服了以往监测方法的弊端。
• The industrialization of information analysis and prediction follows the commercialization of products, which is a huge systematic project.
  信息分析与预测产业化从产品商品化开始，这是一个庞大的系统工程。
• Several specific geophysical, geological, and chemical methods are presently used for earthquake prediction.
  目前我们一般用地球物理学、地质学和化学方法进行地震预测。