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

• If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
  若有人心存虚假、用谎言说、我要向你们豫言得清酒和浓酒.那人就必作这民的先知。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Do not prophesy evil, but good.
  不要总想着不好的，多想想美好的。
• 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。
• 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。