| 词组 | forecast |
| 释义 | forecast /ˈfɔːkɑːst $ ˈfɔːrkæst/ noun a description of what is likely to happenadjectivesan economic forecast The Bank of England has revised its economic forecast.an accurate/reliable forecast Long-range weather forecasts are often not very reliable. | Good policy depends on accurate forecasts of the future.a pessimistic/gloomy forecast (=expecting bad things to happen) Scientists have produced a gloomy forecast on the effects of global warming.an optimistic/upbeat forecast (=expecting good things to happen) In his speech, the president gave an optimistic forecast for the economy.a long-term/long-range forecast (=for a long time from now) In their long-term forecast, they projected that sugar imports would double in the coming year. a short-term/short-range forecast (=for a short time from now) The short-term forecast looks good.nouns + forecastthe weather forecast The weather forecast for the weekend is fine and dry.the shipping forecast (=about weather conditions at sea) According to the shipping forecast, strong winds can be expected later today.a sales/profit forecast (=how much of a product a company expects to sell/how much profit it expects to make) The company has cut its profit forecast to £57 million. | The gloomy sales forecast started rumours that the company would be making job cuts.verbsmake a forecast It is too early to make a forecast on what will happen.give/provide a forecast Economists gave an upbeat forecast for the world economy. | Analysts usually provide growth forecasts for no more than two years ahead.revise a forecast (=change it because of new information) The company has revised its sales forecast.prepositionsa forecast for sth The forecast for the weekend is not very good.a forecast of sth Forecasts of future prices were of little use.phrasessth is in line with forecasts (=it is the same as predicted) The rise in inflation has been roughly in line with forecasts. |
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