forecast
forecast 英 [ˈfɔ:kɑ:st] 美 [ˈfɔrkæst]
v. 预报,预测 n. 预报,预测
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- A forecast is a prediction of what will happen. If the weather forecast calls for sunny skies, consider leaving your umbrella at home. (But, since forecasts aren’t guaranteed to be right, don’t blame us if you get rained on.)
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- v. 预报,预测
- n. 预报,预测
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1. sales forecasts
销售预测
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2. The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers.
预报间晴,有阵雨。
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3. Snow is forecast for tomorrow.
预报明天有雪。
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4. The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.
报告预测下月物价将上涨 3%。
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5. It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react.
很难预测市场会有什么样的反应。
- forecast (n.) early 15c., "forethought, prudence," probably from forecast (v.). Meaning "conjectured estimate of a future course" is from 1670s. A Middle English word for weather forecasting (also divination by reading signs in the clouds or weather) was aeromancy (late 14c.).
- forecast (v.) late 14c., "to scheme," from fore- "before" + casten in the sense of "contrive, plan, prepare" (late 14c.; see cast (v.)). Meaning "predict events" first attested late 15c. (cast (v.) "to perceive, notice" is from late 14c.). Related: Forecasting.
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