a statement that says what you think will happen; the act of making such a statement 預言;預測;預告 The results of the experiment confirmed our predictions. 實驗結果證實了我們的預測。 - prediction about/on something
I've learned not to make predictions about the weather. 我已經吸取教訓,不再預測天氣了。 It's difficult to make accurate predictions about the effects on the environment. 很難準確預測對環境産生的影響。 Experts preview the game and offer their prediction on the outcome. 專家們預演遊戲,並對結果做出預測。 - prediction that…
Not many people agree with the government's prediction that the economy will improve. 沒有多少人贊同政府認爲經濟將會有所改善的預測。 - prediction of something
Their prediction of fifty million visitors turned out to be optimistic. 他們對五千萬遊客的預測結果是樂觀的。 - prediction for somebody/something
What are your predictions for the economy? 你對經濟有什麽預測? Skilled readers make use of context and prediction. 閱讀能力強的人會利用上下文及推測來理解文意。
Collocations Scientific researchScientific research 科學研究 Theory 理論 - formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
創立理論;提出假設 - build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
創立一個簡單/理論/數學模型 - develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
創立/建立/提供/使用理論/概念框架 - advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
提出/論證/詳盡闡述…的論題 - explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
探討一個想法/概念/假設 - make a prediction/an inference
預測;推斷 - base a prediction/your calculations on something
基於…做出預測/估算 - investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
研究/評估/接受/質疑/拒絕接受一個理論/假設/模型
Experiment 實驗 - design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
設計一項實驗/問卷/研究/測試 - do research/an experiment/an analysis
做研究/實驗/分析 - make observations/measurements/calculations
觀察;測量;計算 - carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
進行實驗/測試/縱向研究/觀察/臨床試驗 - run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
進行實驗/模拟/臨床試驗 - repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
重做實驗/測試/分析 - replicate a study/the results/the findings
做相同的研究;得出同樣的結果/調查結果 - observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
資助/支持研究/項目/專題研究 - seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
尋求/提供/得到/爭取到研究資金
Results 結果 - collect/gather/extract data/information
收集/提取數據/信息 - yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
得到數據/證據/類似調查結果/相同結果 - analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
分析/考查數據/土壤樣本/樣本 - consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
思考/比較/解釋結果/調查結果 - fit the data/model
與數據/模型相符合 - confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
證實/支持/核實預測/假設/結果/調查結果 - prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
證明猜測/假設/定理 - draw/make/reach the same conclusions
得出同樣的結論 - read/review the records/literature
閱讀/評論記錄/文獻 - describe/report an experiment/a study
描述/報告一項實驗/研究 - present/publish/summarize the results/findings
提交/公布/總結結果/調查結果 - present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
向科學雜志提交一篇論文;在科學雜志發表一篇論文;閱讀/評論/引用科學雜志上的一篇論文
Language Bank expectexpectDiscussing predictions 談論預測 By 2050, one in six people on the planet will be aged 65 or over. 到2050年,地球上每六個人中就有一個年齡在65歲或以上。
The number of people globally aged 65 and over is expected/likely to more than double by 2050. 到2050年,全球65歲及以上的人口預計/可能翻一番以上。
Experts have predicted/forecast that the over-65s will make up 17 per cent of the global population by 2050. 專家預測,到2050年,65歲以上的人口將佔全球人口的17%。
World population is set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. 到2050年,世界人口將達到98億。
Net migration into Britain over the last decade was higher than expected. 過去十年英國的淨移民人數高於預期。
Overall population growth in Britain has been in line with predictions. 英國的總體人口增長與預測一致。
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1It turned out my prediction was right. 結果證明我的預測是正確的。 Let me get your predictions on the final score. 告訴我你對最後比分的預測吧。 Despite earlier dire predictions, shares remained steady. 盡管早先有一些不祥的預言,股價依舊穩定。 In this study, we made no specific predictions about likely outcomes. 在這項研究中,我們沒有對可能的結果作具體的預測。 Six hundred workers there lost their jobs today, amid gloomy predictions that there could be worse to come. 今天那裏有 600 名工人丢了工作,同時還有各種悲觀的傳言說更糟的還在後面。 The sales results exceeded even the most optimistic predictions. 銷售業績甚至超過了最樂觀的預測。 Their success defies the predictions made by most experts. 他們的成功使大多數專家的預測落空。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- correct
- good
- …
- make
- give
- offer
- …
- prove something
- turn out to be something
- be borne out
- …
- amid predictions
- contrary to a/the prediction
- despite a/the prediction
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin praedictio(n-), from praedicere ‘make known beforehand’, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.