| 单词 | predict |
| 释义 | predict (prɪdɪkt ) Word forms: predicts , predicting , predicted verb B1+ If you predict an event, you say that it will happen. The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest. [VERB noun] He predicted that my hair would grow back 'in no time'. [VERB that] It's hard to predict how a jury will react. [VERB wh] 'The war will continue another two or three years,' he predicted. [VERB with quote] Synonyms: foretell, forecast, divine, foresee Quotations: You can only predict things after they happen Collocations: predict a rate Experts predict the rate will drop to 1.5% or less this week, with business calling for a full percentage point reduction. Times, Sunday Times It later acknowledged that this may have been an underestimate because it was impossible to predict the rate at which ice would melt. Times, Sunday Times Differences in fitness between genotypes predict the rate of evolution by natural selection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, other economists are less optimistic, predicting that rate hikes will finally begin to bite towards the end of the year. Times, Sunday Times However, many predict that rates will start to rise halfway through next year and that they will rise slowly but surely from then on. Times, Sunday Times Layoffs and slow sales in the first half of 1998 prompted some to predict a recession, but the technology boom roared on for two more years. Globe and Mail Investors have become even more bearish about the 17-member eurozone, with the number predicting a recession there doubling. Times, Sunday Times I ask, then, if nicer television predicts a recession. Times, Sunday Times In 2006, for instance, could one have looked at indicators of the time and, by plugging in other factors such as the way banks were managing risk, predicted a recession? Times, Sunday Times It predicts the recession will run for almost all of 2009, with growth hit by the falls in confidence and business activity in the wake of the financial turmoil. The Sun A simple blood test that can predict the risk of cancer in older men has been developed by scientists. Times, Sunday Times A knowledge of each individual's genetic variations could be used to predict the risk of developing certain diseases and tailor specific therapies. Times, Sunday Times They say clippings could be used to predict the risk years before the disease develops. The Sun However, two markers were found that can help predict the risk of recurrence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It helps predicts the risk of recurrence and if chemo will help. The Sun Bring those together, though, and you can usually predict a storm. Times, Sunday Times He blocks the sun and the sky has the washed out pale milky blue colour typical of cirrostratus, perhaps predicting a storm ahead. Times, Sunday Times Although meteorologists predicted the storm to intensify into a major hurricane, this did not occur. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite this uncertainty, the official forecasts were highly accurate in predicting the storm's track. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The next day, the agency finally revised its forecast and predicted the storm to enter the sea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ship was sold out, leading industry experts to predict a trend. Times, Sunday Times I predict the trend back towards real live bands will continue - but there's great pop on the way too. The Sun Fashion commentators are predicting a trend for dangly, heavy earrings this year. Times, Sunday Times After we've lived for decades with pale walls, believing that they open up our rooms, the paint firms are predicting a trend for darker shades. Times, Sunday Times I can't predict a winner but will enjoy watching. The Sun Anyone dare to predict the winner of this contest? Times, Sunday Times How to predict the winner? Times, Sunday Times Eleven out of the twelve nominees played live at the awards ceremony, known throughout the industry as notoriously hard to predict a winner. Times, Sunday Times No one can predict a winner, not even the experts. Times, Sunday Times Economists have also attempted to predict success. Times, Sunday Times Free play helps them to become less anxious and teaches them resilience, which has been proven to be one of the most important factors in predicting success as an adult. The Sun Let's be honest, isn't it really a solid academic education that predicts success not the fact that one rock-climbed on a field trip? Globe and Mail He had received dozens of pledges, maybe as many as 350 million to judge by the confidence with which he predicted success. Times, Sunday Times Even so, he predicts success. Times, Sunday Times Instead, he would predict the score. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It makes it impossible to predict the scores each weekend because the table can be turned on its head. The Sun The former, used widely in education, predicts the score a student would get on a similar test but with different questions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers predict that in the worst-case scenario, the world's favourite coffee could be extinct by 2080. Times, Sunday Times The researchers predict that the technique has the potential to multiply by ten the number of cord blood units available for transplant in humans. Times, Sunday Times Researchers predict that the level will rise to one in five by 2050. Times, Sunday Times Researchers predict that the number of first-time buyers will rise slightly in the short term, before falling gradually over 25 years. Times, Sunday Times Researchers predict manufacturers will reduce sugar by 30 per cent in high-sugar drinks. The Sun Persuading the public of the need to act may become harder because some scientists predict a decade of cooling before the warming trend re-emerges. Times, Sunday Times Most climate scientists predict a global temperature increase of several degrees within the next century. Times, Sunday Times Scientists predict a possible drop in air temperature too small to register on a normal thermometer. The Sun Around 95 per cent of infected patients develop protective antibodies and scientists predict they will offer two or three years of immunity. The Sun Scientists predict that dark matter and dark energy make up the remaining 95 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The theory predicts that particles can exist in a superposition of two (or more) states simultaneously. Times, Sunday Times This theory predicts that the size of the universe expanded at an extraordinary and accelerating rate in the first fleeting fraction of a second after the universe was created. Smithsonian Insider If a fully non-recycling wall can be achieved, theory predicts that the basic nature of magnetic confinement will be changed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Reinforcement theory predicts that people with already developed opinions will selectively attend to and cognitively incorporate information that supports their own views. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Attribution theory predicts that actors tend to attribute their actions to situational factors while observers tend to attribute the same actions to dispositional factors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 预言 Japanese: 予想する |
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