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

Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
不可听那些先知对你们所说的话。他们说，你们不致服事巴比伦王，其实他们向你们说假预言。
Its success lies mostly in its amazing accurate prophesy.
它的成功一大半是因为它惊人准确的预言。
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。
I've been proved wrong too many times& this time I'm not going to prophesy.
我已经有多次被证明是错了&这次我不会预言什么了。
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。
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
万军之耶和华如此说，这些先知向你们说预言，你们不要听他们的话。他们以虚空教训你们，所说的异象是出于自己的心，不是出于耶和华的口。
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。
The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
主耶和华发命，谁能不说预言呢。
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。
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
基督阿，你是先知，告诉我们打你的是谁。