1.make a prediction about; tell in advance;
Call the outcome of an election
2.indicate by signs;
These signs bode bad news
基本词义 及物动词vt. 预言;预料;预报[+that][+wh-] He predictedthat an earthquake was imminent. 他预言即将发生地震。 He predicteda good harvest. 他预言丰收。 不及物动词vi. 作预言;作预料;作预报 用法 后接动词时常用语被动结构:be predicted to do sth。 eg. 1)The hurricane is predicted to reach the coast tomorrow morning. 2)Unemployment is predicted to increase to 700,000 by the end of the year 3)