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单词 read the runes
释义

read the runes

to understand a situation in a particular way, and decide what is likely to happen
The management has proved itself innovative and imaginative. They read the runesand knew what would happen.

Examples of 'read the runes' in a sentence
read the runes

For the story of society, read the runes of television adverts.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Our job is to read the runes and be awfully wise.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Pollsters are trying hard to read the runes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Those contemplating taking a punt against the world champions should first read the runes.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Camped on the pavement outside, the media attempted to read the runes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The game is to read the runes for the eventual demise that we all know is in store for the absolute monarchy.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
It's getting ever more difficult to read the runes and predict when the economy will recover.
The Sun (2009)
Have you peered into the crystal ball, read the runes, consulted the astrologers and listened to the soothsayers?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Such indicators are seized upon by those attempting to read the runes of our increasingly fragile economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But to read the runes in this way is to overlook a detail that has imposed itself time and again this spring.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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