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　

TEM8

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

• The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  主耶和华发命，谁能不说预言呢。
• The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
  就是先知说假预言，祭司藉他们把持权柄。我的百姓也喜爱这些事，到了结局你们怎样行呢。
• Turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her.
  你要露出膀臂，面向被困的耶路撒冷，说预言攻击这城。
• 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。
• I wouldn't like to prophesy what will happen to that marriage!
  我不愿意预言那桩婚姻将来会怎样。
• He doesn't feel the need to pass back into the past and prophesy again.
  他认为没有必要回到过去，再预言一次。
• But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
  你们却给拿细耳人酒喝，嘱咐先知说，不要说预言。
• 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。
• The exploiter would carry away his prophesy of harvest.
  拓荒者将带走收获的预言。
• What will God add to those who adds anything to the prophesy of god?
  在神的预言上添加的人会有什么结局？