英语词汇“prospect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

prospectprospect1 /ˈprɑspɛkt/ ●○○ W3 AWL noun

ETYMOLOGYprospect¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin prospectus, from the past participle of prospicere to look forward

COLLOCATIONS► face the prospect

He had to face the prospect that he might lose.

► at the prospect of

I was thrilled at the prospect of meeting her.

► good prospect

Wilder is considered a good prospect for the next election.

► no prospects

You can’t marry a man with no job and no prospects!

► job/employment prospects

He went to university to improve his job prospects.

1[countable, uncountable] the possibility that something will happen: prospect for the prospects for peaceprospect of (doing) something There was no prospect of finding work.prospect that He had to face the prospect that he might lose.2[singular] something that you expect or know will happen in the future, or the thought of this: The idea of traveling in Europe was an exciting prospect.the prospect of (doing) something Laura was dreading the prospect of spending Christmas alone. I was thrilled at the prospect of meeting her.3[countable] a person, plan, place, etc. that has a good chance of success in the future: prospect for Wilder is considered a good prospect for the next election.4[countable usually plural] chances of future success: You can’t marry a man with no job and no prospects!job/employment prospects He went to university to improve his job prospects.5[countable] a possible new customer: A telemarketer calls hundreds of prospects in a day.6[countable usually singular] formal a view of a wide area of land, especially from a high place: a fine prospect of the valley below7in prospect formal likely to happen in the near future: A new round of trade talks are in prospect. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin prospectus, from the past participle of prospicere to look forward]

noun | verb

prospectprospect2 AWL verb

VERB TABLE

prospect

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	prospect
	he, she, it	prospects
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	prospected
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have prospected
	he, she, it	has prospected
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had prospected
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will prospect
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have prospected

Continuous Form
Present	I	am prospecting
	he, she, it	is prospecting
	you, we, they	are prospecting
Past	I, he, she, it	was prospecting
	you, we, they	were prospecting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been prospecting
	he, she, it	has been prospecting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been prospecting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be prospecting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been prospecting

1[intransitive, transitive] to examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil, etc.: prospect for prospecting for gold2[intransitive] to look for something, especially business opportunities: prospect for The charity is prospecting for new donors.