a statement that says what you think will happen; the act of making such a statement预言；预测；预告- The results of the experiment confirmed our predictions.实验结果证实了我们的预测。🔊🔊
- prediction about/on something I've learned not to make predictions about the weather.我已经吸取教训，不再预测天气了。
- It's difficult to make accurate predictions about the effects on the environment.很难准确预测对环境产生的影响。🔊🔊
- Experts preview the game and offer their prediction on the outcome.专家预览游戏并提供对结果的预测。
- prediction that… Not many people agree with the government's prediction that the economy will improve.没有多少人赞同政府认为经济将会有所改善的预测。🔊🔊
- prediction of something Their prediction of fifty million visitors turned out to be optimistic. 他们对五千万游客的预测是乐观的。
- prediction for somebody/something What are your predictions for the economy? 您对经济有何预测？
- Skilled readers make use of context and prediction.阅读能力强的人会利用上下文及推测来理解文意。🔊🔊
Collocations Scientific researchScientific research科学研究Theory理论- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis创立理论；提出假设
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model创立一个简单／理论／数学模型
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework创立／建立／提供／使用理论／概念框架
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…提出／论证／详尽阐述…的论题
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis探讨一个想法／概念／假设
- make a prediction/an inference预测；推断
- base a prediction/your calculations on something基于…做出预测／估算
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model研究／评估／接受／质疑／拒绝接受一个理论／假设／模型
Experiment实验- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test设计一项实验／问卷／研究／测试
- do research/an experiment/an analysis做研究／实验／分析
- make observations/measurements/calculations观察；测量；计算
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials进行实验／测试／纵向研究／观察／临床试验
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials进行实验／模拟／临床试验
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis重做实验／测试／分析
- replicate a study/the results/the findings做相同的研究；得出同样的结果／调查结果
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study资助／支持研究／项目／专题研究
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research寻求／提供／得到／争取到研究资金
Results结果- collect/gather/extract data/information收集／提取数据／信息
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results得到数据／证据／类似调查结果／相同结果
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen分析／考查数据／土壤样本／样本
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings思考／比较／解释结果／调查结果
- fit the data/model与数据／模型相符合
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings证实／支持／核实预测／假设／结果／调查结果
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem证明猜测／假设／定理
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions得出同样的结论
- read/review the records/literature阅读／评论记录／文献
- describe/report an experiment/a study描述／报告一项实验／研究
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings提交／公布／总结结果／调查结果
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal向科学杂志提交一篇论文；在科学杂志发表一篇论文；阅读／评论／引用科学杂志上的一篇论文
Language Bank expectexpectDiscussing predictions谈论预测- By 2050, one in six people on the planet will be aged 65 or over.到2050年，地球上将有六分之一的人65岁以上。
- The number of people globally aged 65 and over is expected/likely to more than double by 2050.预计/到2050年，全球65岁及65岁以上的人口数量将增加一倍以上。
- Experts have predicted/forecast that the over-65s will make up 17 per cent of the global population by 2050.专家预测/预测，到2050年，65岁以上的人口将占全球人口的17％。
- World population is set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050.到2050年，世界人口将达到98亿。
- Net migration into Britain over the last decade was higher than expected.过去十年来，英国的净移民人数高于预期。
- Overall population growth in Britain has been in line with predictions.英国的总体人口增长与预期相符。
Extra Examples- It turned out my prediction was right.结果证明我的预测是正确的。
- Let me get your predictions on the final score.告诉我你对最后比分的预测吧。
- Despite earlier dire predictions, shares remained steady.尽管早先有一些不祥的预言，股价依旧稳定。
- In this study, we made no specific predictions about likely outcomes.在这项研究中，我们没有对可能的结果作具体的预测。
- Six hundred workers there lost their jobs today, amid gloomy predictions that there could be worse to come.今天那里有 600 名工人丢了工作，同时还有各种悲观的传言说更糟的还在后面。
- The sales results exceeded even the most optimistic predictions.销售业绩甚至超过了最乐观的预测。
- Their success defies the predictions made by most experts.他们的成功使大多数专家的预测落空。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + predictionprediction + verb- prove something
- turn out to be something
- be borne out
- …
preposition- amid predictions
- contrary to a/the prediction
- despite a/the prediction
- …
See full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin praedictio(n-), from praedicere ‘make known beforehand’, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.