to prognosticate
01
预测, 预言
to predict something in advance
Transitive: to prognosticate a future event
例子
The weather forecasters prognosticated heavy rainfall for the weekend.
天气预报员预测周末会有大雨。
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 early data prognosticated a strong performance for the new product.
早期数据预示了新产品的强劲表现。
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
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prognosticative
prognosticator
prognosticate
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