1.make a prediction about; tell in advance;
Call the outcome of an election
2.indicate by signs;
These signs bode bad news
基本詞義 及物動詞vt. 預言;預料;預報[+that][+wh-] He predictedthat an earthquake was imminent. 他預言即將發生地震。 He predicteda good harvest. 他預言豐收。 不及物動詞vi. 作預言;作預料;作預報 用法 后接動詞時常用語被動結構: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)