future
adj
noun
ˈfjuːtʃə
adj
1
likely
to
happen
or
exist
at
a
time
after
the
present
将来的，未来的
We
are
now
more
able
to
predict
future
patterns
of
climate
change.
我们现在更有能力来预测未来的气候变化模式。
We’ve
been
able
to
save
this
land
from
development
and
preserve
it
for
future
generations
.
我们保全了这块土地，没有去开发，把它留给子孙后代。
the
debate
over
the
future
development
of
the
European
Union
关于欧盟未来发展的辩论
future
wife/husband/son-in-law
etc
2
the
form
of
a
verb
used
for
talking
about
things
that
are
going
to
happen
[术语] 〔语法中的〕将来式 （时 ）的
technical
the
future
tense
将来时态
3
for future reference
something
kept
for
future
reference
is
kept
in
order
to
be
used
or
looked
at
in
the
future
供日后参考
noun
4
the future
a.
the
time
after
the
present
b.
the
form
of
a
verb
that
shows
that
something
will
happen
or
exist
at
a
later
time.
In
the
sentence,
‘I
will
leave
tomorrow,’
the
verb
is
in
the
future.
[术语] 〔语法中的〕将来式 （时 ）
technical
What
are
your
plans
for
the
future?
你未来有什么打算？
It
may
be
useful
at
some
time
in
the
future
.
以后什么时候也许用得着。
in
the
near/immediate
future
(soon)
在不久的将来，不久
The
recession
shows
no
signs
of
easing
in
the
immediate
future.
这次经济衰退没有迹象表明马上就会缓和。
in/for
the
foreseeable
future
(for
as
long
as
you
can
imagine
or
plan
for)
在可预见的将来
We
will
not
be
hiring
anyone
else
in
the
foreseeable
future.
我们近期不会再招人。
We
hope
to
create
more
jobs
in
the
not
too
distant
future
(=fairly
soon)
.
我们希望在不久的将来能创造出更多的就业岗位。
Our
firm
must
look
to
the
future
(=plan
for
what
will
happen)
.
我们公司必须着眼于未来。
5
in future
from
now
[英] 今后
BrE
In
future,
staff
must
wear
identity
badges
at
all
times.
从今以后，员工必须一直佩戴身份证章。
6
what
someone
or
something
will
do
or
what
will
happen
to
them
in
the
future
前途; 前景
C
7
have a/no future to
have
a
chance
or
no
chance
of
being
successful
or
continuing
有/没有前途，有/没有未来
Does
this
school
have
a
future?
这所学校有前途吗？
8
there’s a/no future in sth
used
to
say
that
something
is
likely
or
not
likely
to
be
successful
某事有/没有前途
He
felt
there
was
no
future
in
farming.
他觉得种田没有前途。
9
futures
goods,
money,
land
etc
that
will
be
supplied
or
exchanged
in
the
future
at
a
time
and
price
that
has
already
been
agreed
[术语] 期货
plural 复数 | technical