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单词 predictable
释义

predictable

adjective
 
/prɪˈdɪktəbl/
/prɪˈdɪktəbl/
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  1.  
    if something is predictable, you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like
    • a predictable result
    • The ending of the book was entirely predictable.
    • The disease follows a highly predictable pattern.
    • In March and April, the weather is much less predictable.
    Extra Examples
    • He asked whether this was predictable from previous performances.
    • Recent changes make the future even less predictable.
    • The results were utterly predictable.
    • It was fairly predictable that there would be clashes between rival groups.
    • The government's reaction was sadly predictable.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
  2.  
    (often disapproving) behaving or happening in a way that you would expect and therefore boring
    • He's very nice, but I find him rather dull and predictable.
    • Rock music is getting so predictable these days.
    • She had been in a number of predictable sitcoms.
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
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