predict
verb
prɪˈdɪkt
verb
1
to
say
that
something
will
happen,
before
it
happens
预言，预料，预测;
Sales
were
five
percent
lower
than
predicted.
销售额比预计的低 5%。
predict
(that)
Newspapers
predicted
that
Davis
would
be
re-elected.
报纸预测戴维斯将再次当选。
predict
whether/what/how
etc
It
is
difficult
to
predict
what
the
long-term
effects
of
the
accident
will
be.
很难预料这次事故的长远影响。
As
Liz
had
predicted
,
the
rumours
were
soon
forgotten.
正如利兹所预料的，流言很快就被淡忘。
be
predicted
to
do
sth
Unemployment
is
predicted
to
increase
to
700,000
by
the
end
of
the
year.
预计到年底失业人数将增至 70 万。