0 to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience -- 預言;預料,預計
It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes. 現在仍無法準確預報地震的發生。
[ + that ] Who could have predicted that within ten years he'd be in charge of the whole company? 誰能預料到十年內他會掌管整個公司?
[ + to infinitive ] The hurricane is predicted to reach the coast tomorrow morning. 颶風預計將於明天早晨登陸。
[ + question word ] No one can predict when the disease will strike again. 沒人能預見這種病甚麼時候會再次爆發。
We can predict changes in climate with a surprising degree of accuracy.
The papers are predicting that the prime minister will call an election in the spring.
It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets.
This is as might be expected physically, presumably foretelling the onset of a higher mode as predicted by the airfoil model.
In a language-learning situation with restricted availability to the target language, such a system would likely be predicted purely on the grounds of transfer.
For each of the six trials, children were asked to predict the returning character's false belief.