forecast

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A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation. 预报

verb [vt. 及物动词]预测,预报(weather forecast)

If you forecast future events, you say what you think is going to happen in the future.
预言

noun [抽象名词]预测,预报

He delivered his election forecast.
他作了他的选举预报。

fore- 表示"前面,预先"forecast 预料(fore+cast 扔→预先扔下→预料)
过去式 过去分词 现在分词
forecast / forecastedforecast / forecastedforecasting
forecast 出现在下面的课文中(提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习)
Lesson 14 The Butterfly Effect forecast 名词: 预报
fore(前面) + cast(扔) → 预先扔下 → 预报; 预测; 预想
单词造句:
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...a forecast of a 2.25 percent growth in the economy. …2.25%经济增长的预报。
They forecast a humiliating defeat for the president. 他们预言总统蒙受羞辱的一次失败。
Rain is forecast for the weekend. 预报周末有雨。

forecast的重要知识点

forecast v. & n. to publicly say what will happen in the future with the weather or the economic or political situation, esp. when you have special or technical knowledge

  • weather forecast
  • the company’s annual sales forecast 
  • Rain has been forecast for tomorrow.
  • The Federal Reserve Bank forecasts the economy will grow 8% this year. 
foretell预言;预兆、预示
  • He predicted / foretold that the improvement will continue.
  • Precautions of this sort are necessary, for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
  • Timely snow foretells a bumper harvest. 
 predict 只能表示“预言”Considering how recent these developments are, it is even more remarkable that as long ago as the 1960s, an Englishman, Leon Bagrit, was able to predict some of the uses of computers which we know today. 
forebode 强调不愉快的事Black clouds forebode a storm.  v. 预示;预感;预兆 
prophesy 强调超自然能力Jesus prophesied that one of his disciples would betray him.  vt. 预言;预告;vi. 预言;预报;传教