rophesy
v
(pt, pp -sied)
1 [I, Ip] ~ (of sth) foretell future events; speak as a prophet; make prophecies 预告未来; 作预言.
2 [Tn, Tf, Tw]
say (what will happen in the future); foretell 预告(某事); 预言
He prophesied the strange events that were to come. 他预言要有怪事发生.
They prophesied correctly that the Conservatives would win the election. 他们预言保守党人在选举中获胜, 果然不出所料.
He refused to prophesy when the economy would begin to improve. 他不愿推测经济何时好转.