predictable adj. ⇨predictable1 (predictable results)⇨predictable2 (You're so predictable!)predictable1
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predictable results可預見的結果You're so predictable!你太老套了!predictable ♦︎ foreseeable ♦︎ unsurprising ♦︎ to be expectedThese words all describe sth that you can predict or that is likely to happen.這些詞均表示可預見的、可預知的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆predictable / foreseeable / unsurprising / to be expected that...◆a predictable / a foreseeable / an unsurprising result◆predictable / foreseeable consequences■predictable prɪˈdɪktəbl if sth is predictable, you know or can guess in advance that it will happen or what it will be like可預見的;可預料的◆He asked whether this was predictable from previous performances.他詢問這是否可以從以往的表現預測到。◆The disease follows a highly predictable pattern.這種疾病的模式非常有規律。◆In March and April, the weather is much less predictable.三四月的天氣難預測得多。OPPunpredictable ⇨ surprising▸predictably
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◆Prices were predictably high.價格一如所料地高昂。◆Predictably, the new regulations proved unpopular.果然,新規不得人心。■foreseeablefɔːˈsiːəbl; NAmEfɔːrˈsiːəbl (ratherformal, especiallywritten) that you can predict will happen可預料的;可預知的◆The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable future(= the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on present circumstances).在可預見的未來,這座雕像將留在博物館。◆Some of these problems were not foreseeable or preventable.這其中的一些問題是不可預知或不可避免的。OPPunforeseeable ⇨ surprising■unsurprisingas you would expect; not causing surprise不令人驚訝的;不足爲奇的◆Her failure to win the leadership race is unsurprising.她在爭奪領導地位的角逐中失敗了,這不足爲奇。◆It is unsurprising that people with dogs walk more than others.養狗的人比不養狗的人走路多是不足爲奇的。OPPsurprising ⇨ surprising▸unsurprisingly
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◆Perhaps unsurprisingly, she refused to talk to the press.也許正如所料,她拒絕了媒體的采訪。■to be exˈpected
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likely to happen in a particular situation; quite normal可能發生;可以預料;相當正常◆A little tiredness after taking these drugs is to be expected.服用這些藥物後有點倦意是正常的。◆Of course, it's only to be expected that people will moan about paying tax.當然,人們會因繳稅而抱怨,這完全可以預料到。 see also expect ⇨ expectpredictable2
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predictable results可預見的結果You're so predictable!你太老套了!predictable ♦︎ flat ♦︎ tame ♦︎ uneventful ♦︎ uninspiring ♦︎ unexcitingThese words describe people and things that are dull and boring because there is nothing unexpected or new in them.這些詞均表示人或事物老套乏味的、平淡無奇的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an uneventful / uninspiring game◆an uneventful / unexciting life◆rather predictable / flat / tame / uneventful / uninspiring / unexciting■predictable prɪˈdɪktəbl (disapproving) behaving or happening in a way that you would expect and therefore boring意料之中的;老套乏味的◆You're so predictable!你太老套了!◆Rock music has become so totally predictable.搖滾樂已經變得這麽呆板乏味了。OPPunpredictable ⇨ moody■flat (disapproving) lacking interest or enthusiasm枯燥的;無趣的;缺乏熱情的◆Life will seem a bit flat without you.沒有你生活會顯得有點索然無趣。◆It was a curiously flat note on which to end the election campaign.競選結束時的氣氛異常平淡。■tame (ratherinformal, disapproving) not interesting or exciting, often because no risks are taken(常因無驚險)平淡無奇的,枯燥乏味的◆You'll probably find life here pretty tame after New York.經歷了紐約的生活,你很可能會覺得這裏相當枯燥。OPPwildⓘ The opposite is wild. * tame的反義詞是wild◆We had a wild time in Las Vegas.我們在拉斯維加斯玩得痛快極了。■uneventful ˌʌnɪˈventfl in which nothing interesting, unusual, exciting or dangerous happens平淡無奇的;平凡的;缺乏刺激的◆It's been a happy life, if uneventful by most people's standards.盡管按照大部分人的標準,那種生活平淡無奇,但一直很幸福。◆Thankfully the journey across the desert was uneventful.謝天謝地,穿越沙漠的旅程中什麽都沒有發生。ⓘ Uneventful is often used to describe periods of time when you were afraid that sth bad would happen. * uneventful常用於描述擔心會發生不測的一個時段。OPPeventful ⇨ busy2▸uneventfully
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◆The first two nights passed uneventfully.頭兩個晚上風平浪靜地過去了。■uninspiring ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ (disapproving) not making people feel interested or excited不吸引人的;不令人鼓舞的◆The new king was a dull, uninspiring figure.新國王是個乏味平凡的人。OPPinspiringⓘ The opposite is inspiring. * uninspiring的反義詞是inspiring◆an inspiring teacher啓發能力強的教師■unexciting ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ (disapproving) dull and boring枯燥的;乏味的;無聊的◆He is an earnest, unexciting politician.他是個一本正經、呆板乏味的從政者。OPPexciting ⇨ exciting