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汉:来源于盎格鲁—撒克逊,有“before,front,superior”的含义,可构成名词和动词。
英:from fore (adv.), which was used as a prefix in Old English and other Germanic languages with a sense of "before in time, rank, position," etc., or designating the front part or earliest time.
1.forebode
v.forefell,portend,betoken;hav sa feeling of usually something evil预言,预兆,预示;有不祥的预感
例句:The woman always forebodes that the worst will happen.那个女人总是预感到发生最坏的事。
2.forecast
v.foretell 预报
n.prediction 预报 *cast (=throw)
例句:Today's weather forecast calls for cooler temperatures.今天的天气预报说气温将继续下降。
3.foremost
adj.first,most notable 第一痊的,一流的
例句:Nathaniel Hawthome is one of America's foremost writers.纳撒尼尔.霍桑是美国的主要作家之一。
4.foreshadow
v.adumbrate,be sign of something to come 预示,预告,预兆
例句:Yesterday's events foreshadowed today's disaster.昨天的事件预示了今天的灾难。
5.foresight
n. foreseeing,forethought 先见之明,远见
例句:Luckily,Tom had had the foresight to make a record of the stolen equipments serial numbers in case something like this happened.幸运的是,汤姆有先见之明,他记录下了被偷设备的序列号,以防此类事件发生。
6.forestall
v.do something first and so prevent another from doing it ,buy up 先发制人,预先阻止;囤积居奇 *stall(=put)
例句:Alttorneys for Green Peace are asking the judge to forestall the sale of the land.绿色和平组织一方的辩护律师请求法官预先阻止那块土地被卖掉。