forecast

noun

1. 预测；预报
   a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now
   1. sales forecasts
      销售预测
   2. The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers.
      预报间晴，有阵雨。

verb

1. 预测；预报
   to say what you think will happen in the future based on information that you have now
   1. Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy.
      专家预测经济将复苏。
   2. Snow is forecast for tomorrow.
      预报明天有雪。
   3. Temperatures were forecast to reach 40˚C.
      预报温度将达40摄氏度。
   4. The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.
      报告预测下月物价将上涨3%。

The forms forecast and forecasted can both be used for the past tense and past participle. forecast 和 forecasted 均可作为该词的过去式和过去分词。


1. N-COUNT 预报;预测
   A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation.
   1. ...a forecast of a 2.25 per cent growth in the economy...
      经济增长 2.25% 的预测
   2. He delivered his election forecast...
      他公布了自己对选举的预测。
   3. The weather forecast is better for today.
      天气预报说今天天气要好一些。
2. See also: They forecast a humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister... He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent. weather forecast

1. This year attendances were 28% lower than forecast
   今年的出席人数比预期少28%。
2. Many traders forecast a continuation of the market's recent bearish trend.
   很多交易商都预测最近市场的下跌趋势还将延续。
3. The forecast is for changeable weather.
   预报针对的是变化无常的天气。
4. The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market
   该研究还预测低糖软饮料市场将迅猛增长。
5. He delivered his election forecast
   他公布了自己对选举的预测。
6. The weather forecast is better for today.
   天气预报说今天天气要好一些。
7. They forecast a humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister
   他们预言首相将遭遇惨败。
8. He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent.
   他预测平均工资增幅将保持在4%左右。
9. There is frost on the ground and snow is forecast
   地上结霜了，而且预报说会有雪。
10. Our forecast for 1990 was on the right lines
    我们有关1990年的预测大体是正确的。
11. The weather forecast is for showers and overcast skies
    天气预报上说多云并伴有阵雨。
12. You will recall that I sent you a warning of troubled times. Well now, almost everything I forecast has come about.
    你还记得我警告过你时局会出现动荡吧。现在看来，几乎我预测的每件事都发生了。
13. There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy
    有相当多的人对财政大臣作出的经济会迅猛发展的预测表示怀疑。
14. Thundery weather is forecast
    天气预报说会有雷雨。
15. There was a forecast of cooler weather toward the end of the week.
    预报称这周末天气会凉下来。
16. Cosgrave's forecast turned out to be quite wrong
    科斯格雷夫的预测最后证明是大错特错。
17. The weatherman threw a wet blanket on our picnic plan when he forecast rain.
    气象员报有雨，给我们的野餐计划泼了冷水。
18. According to the weather forecast, frost is expected tomorrow morning.
    据气象预报，明晨将有霜冻。
19. According to the weather forecast, there will be a gale tomorrow.
    据气象台预报，明天有大风。
20. Sometimes the weather forecast is accurate, sometimes not.
    天气预报有的时候准，有的时候不准。
21. Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle, and today it is indeed raining.
    昨天预报有小雨，今天果然下起来了。
22. It would be premature to forecast the outcome.
    预言结果还为时过早。
23. The forecast for tonight is rain changing snow.
    据预报今天夜里雨转雪。
24. Statistical analysis is a means of arriving at a fairly reliable forecast.
    统计分析是一种相当可靠的预测方法。
25. A10% price reduction for sedan-cars is forecast in the near future.
    预计近期轿车有百分之十的降幅。
26. According to the weather forecast, it's going to rain tomorrow.
    根据天气预报，明天要下雨。
27. They forecast the election results.
    他们预测了选举结果。
28. Weather forecast said there would be a heavy downpour tomorrow.
    天气预报说明天有大暴雨。

noun

1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

   Synonym:    prognosis

verb

1. judge to be probable

   Synonym:    calculateestimatereckoncount onfigure

2. indicate by signs
   1. These signs bode bad news

   Synonym:    bodeportendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigurepredict

3. predict in advance

   Synonym:    calculate