| 词组 | prospect |
| 释义 | prospect AC /ˈprɒspekt $ ˈprɑː-/ noun 1. the possibility that something will happen – used especially when talking about how you feel about itadjectivesan exciting prospect Deana was facing the exciting prospect of a trip to Australia.an attractive/enticing prospect A journey of that length was not an attractive prospect.a daunting prospect (=rather frightening) Making a speech to 1,000 people is a pretty daunting prospect.a terrifying/frightening prospect Change of any kind can be a frightening prospect.a gloomy/grim/bleak prospect Many Britons face the grim prospect of losing their jobs.a realistic/real prospect (=something that could really happen) There is no realistic prospect of success.an immediate prospect The island faces the immediate prospect of more violence.little prospect of sth These children had a poor education and little prospect of finding work.verbsface the prospect (of sth) Greece faces the prospect of new general elections next month.raise/offer the prospect of sth (=make it a possibility that something might happen) This discovery raises the prospect of a cure for the disease.relish the prospect (of sth) (=enjoy the thought of it very much) She would have to speak to him. She didn’t relish the prospect.welcome the prospect (of sth) Ailsa welcomed the prospect of some company for the evening.dread the prospect (of sth) (=feel very worried about it) I dread the prospect of staying here while you’re away.consider the prospect (of sth) He had never seriously considered the prospect of leaving his wife.discuss the prospect (of sth) We are discussing the prospect of going to China next year.prepositionsthe prospect of (doing) sth The prospect of marriage terrified Alice.phrasesbe excited/thrilled/delighted etc at the prospect I was excited at the prospect of going to Washington.be alarmed/appalled/upset etc at the prospect She was secretly appalled at the prospect of staying at her aunt’s.2. someone or something’s prospects are their chances of future successGrammarAlways plural in this meaning.adjectivesfuture prospects It can be difficult to predict the future prospects of a business.long-term/short-term prospects (=for a long time or a short time in the future) She is very confident about her long-term prospects with the company.economic/political/commercial prospects The study concluded that the economic prospects for the area are very poor.good/bright prospects The family moved constantly, in search of better prospects.poor prospects (=not good) Prospects for economic growth next year are poor.bleak prospects (=very bad, with the result that you do not have any hope for the future) Job prospects are bleak for many teenagers in the city.nouns + prospectjob/career/employment prospects She earned a higher salary, and had better career prospects than her husband.promotion prospects Dan worried that this affair at work would affect his promotion prospects.verbsimprove/enhance sb’s/sth’s prospects The scheme aims to improve the employment prospects of young people.damage sb’s/sth’s prospects Bad publicity will damage the company’s prospects.prospects look good/bright/bleak etc The country’s economic prospects look brighter than they did last year.prepositionsprospects for sth Prospects for the climate treaty look less than promising. |
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