to prognosticate
01
预测, 预言
to predict something in advance
Transitive: to prognosticate a future event
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
prognosticate
第三人称单数
prognosticates
现在分词
prognosticating
一般过去时
prognosticated
过去分词
prognosticated
例子
Economists prognosticated a downturn in the economy based on current trends.
经济学家根据当前趋势预测经济将出现下滑。
02
预示, 预言
to foreshadow or signal something before it happens
Transitive: to prognosticate sth
例子
The dark clouds in the sky prognosticated an afternoon storm.
天空中的乌云预示着下午的暴风雨。
词汇树
prognostication
prognosticative
prognosticator
prognosticate
prognostic
