prophecy

US [ˈprɑfəsi]
UK [ˈprɒfəsi]
  • n.预言；预言能力
  • Web神示；预言书；先知预言
Plural Form：prophecies  

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prophecy
n.
1.
[c]
预言a statement that sth will happen in the future, especially one made by sb with religious or magic powers
to fulfil a prophecy(= make it come true)
实现预言
2.
[u]
预言能力the power of being able to say what will happen in the future
She was believed to have the gift of prophecy.
据信她有预言的天赋。

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1.
You'll be able to lunch on the train, ' said I, though the prophecy had already been made more than once.
“那你得在火车上吃午饭了，”我说道，尽管这个预言远非是第一次被提出。
" nà nǐ děi zài huǒ chē shàng chī wǔ fàn le , " wǒ shuō dào , jǐn guǎn zhè ge yù yán yuǎn fēi shì dì yī cì bèi tí chū 。
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2.
"I suppose everyone has done it, " he remarks, while acknowledging that this collective wobble risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
他评论说“我猜每个人都会这么做”，同时也承认这场集体波动正在成为自我应验的预言。
tā píng lùn shuō " wǒ cāi měi gè rén dū huì zhè me zuò " , tóng shí yě chéng rèn zhè chǎng jí tǐ bō dòng zhèng zài chéng wéi zì wǒ yìng yàn de yù yán 。
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3.
So is someone in Hillary's camp trying to boost her chances by manipulating the market into a self-fulfilling prophecy?
那么，希拉里竞选团里是否有人在操纵市场进入自我实现的预言状态，从而尽力提高她的当选几率呢？
nà me , xī lā lǐ jìng xuǎn tuán lǐ shì fǒu yǒu rén zài cāo zòng shì chǎng jìn rù zì wǒ shí xiàn de yù yán zhuàng tài , cóng ér jìn lì tí gāo tā de dāng xuǎn jī lǜ ne ?
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4.
It was George Eliot who remarked that of all human error, prophecy was the most unnecessary, but it is also the most persistent.
乔治•艾略特曾指出在人类所有的缺点，预言是最无必要、但也是最根深蒂固的。
qiáo zhì • ài lüè tè céng zhǐ chū zài rén lèi suǒ yǒu de quē diǎn , yù yán shì zuì wú bì yào 、 dàn yě shì zuì gēn shēn dì gù de 。
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5.
He made a black hole emitting radiation (now called Hawking radiation) is now the prophecy is a generally accepted hypothesis.
他提出黑洞能发射辐射（现在叫霍金辐射）的预言现在已是一个公认的假说。
tā tí chū hēi dòng néng fā shè fú shè ( xiàn zài jiào huò jīn fú shè ) de yù yán xiàn zài yǐ shì yī gè gōng rèn de jiǎ shuō 。
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6.
Right as the more popular form of general prophecy prophecies rumor, the broad nature of its audience to say the least.
对作为更为通俗的谶语形式的一般谶谣，其受众的广大自然更自不待言。
duì zuò wéi gèng wéi tōng sú de chèn yǔ xíng shì de yì bān chèn yáo , qí shòu zhòng de guǎng dà zì rán gèng zì bù dài yán 。
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7.
A fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that the son of her erstwhile lover must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand.
一个算命者想起从前的一个预言，那就是必须把她以前情人的儿子砌在墙里城堡才能建好。
yī gè suàn mìng zhě xiǎng qǐ cóng qián de yī gè yù yán , nà jiù shì bì xū bǎ tā yǐ qián qíng rén de ér zǐ qì zài qiáng lǐ chéng bǎo cái néng jiàn hǎo 。
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8.
Do not make a bad start turn into a self fulfilling prophecy for a bad ending.
不要将一个坏的起点作为一个坏的结束这样自我实现的预言。
bú yào jiāng yī gè huài de qǐ diǎn zuò wéi yī gè huài de jié shù zhè yàng zì wǒ shí xiàn de yù yán 。
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9.
And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
我看明神没有差遣他，是他自己说这话攻击我，是多比雅和叁巴拉贿买了他。
wǒ kàn míng shén méi yǒu chāi qiǎn tā , shì tā zì jǐ shuō zhè huà gōng jī wǒ , shì duō bǐ yǎ hé sān bā lā huì mǎi le tā 。
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10.
He had strict orders to refuse the prince nothing, yet he remembered the prophecy, and felt that this was a serious matter.
因为有“不得拒绝王子”的严格命令，但又想到仙女们的预言，他觉得这是一个严肃的问题。
yīn wèi yǒu " bù dé jù jué wáng zǐ " de yán gé mìng lìng , dàn yòu xiǎng dào xiān nǚ men de yù yán , tā jué de zhè shì yī gè yán sù de wèn tí 。
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