foretell通常被翻译为‘预示、预告’的意思，在英美地区还有’预言’的意思，发音是[f?:t’el]，foretell在英语中经常以动词形式出现，在《英汉简明词典》中，共找到45个与foretell相关的释义和例句。
1.预示
例句:And shall do as you foretell
翻译:吾必遵之 如汝预言。
来源：英汉百科词典
2.预告
例句:The foretell letter mentioned about Bravo
翻译:预告函上提到喝彩。
来源：中小学生词典
3.预言
例句:To be able to foretell certain events.
翻译:根据我们的推测。
来源：学生实用英汉双解大词典
4.预言、预言
例句:if his excellence were to touch an infidel, he would lose his ability to foretell the future.
翻译:如果阁下接触到异教 他会失去他预测未来的能力。
来源：英语自学简明词典
foretell一般作为动词使用，如在mimosa seismic foreteller(含羞草地震预报器)等常见短语中出现较多。
mimosa seismic foreteller含羞草地震预报器1. To be able to foretell certain events.
翻译:根据我们的推测。
2. if his excellence were to touch an infidel, he would lose his ability to foretell the future.
翻译:如果阁下接触到异教 他会失去他预测未来的能力。
3. if i had the ability to foretell the future, perhaps i would have bet on a painted horse.
翻译:如果我有能力预知未来 也许我应该压那匹花马。
4. The holy snakes foretell weal and woe.
翻译:灵蛇知祸福。
5. Prophecies foretell of an evil wizard laying his seed inside a virgin under the eclipse of the two moons.
翻译:预言显示一个法师 在双月交汇之时 在一个体精。
6. Then it’s poker card in the foretell letter
翻译:还有预告函上的扑克牌。
7. Surely the stars foretell matters of state, Dr. Dee.
翻译:迪大师，当然了 星相能预测很多方面了。
8. Can really foretell your destiny.
翻译:个个试过都说灵。
9. We cannot foretell the future,
翻译:以后的事你不知道 我也不知道。
10. Meaning to foretell there’ll be crime on the plane using these letters
翻译:是预告将在使用这些字母 进行空中通讯的飞机上偷取宝石。
11. Romans brought them on their military campaigns to foretell the success of future battles.
翻译:罗马人在战场上用它们 来预测未来战事的胜算。
12. Science makes it possible for us to foretell certain astronomical events in the unimaginably distant future.
翻译:科学使我们可以预测 Science makes it possible for us to foretell 未来的某些天文事件 certain astronomical events 即使它发生在想象不到的遥远未来 in the unimaginably distant future。
13. They foretell the end of the world.
翻译:他们 预言了 世界的末日。
14. “My heart wonders what these events foretell.”
翻译:’我的心想知道这预示着什么’。
15. The foretell letter sent here by Kiddo has 3 W’s and 1 H
翻译:基德送来的这封预告函 暗含3个W和1个H。
foretell作为动词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有3、foretells/s、foretells/i、foretelling/p、foretold/d、foretold等。
