Prophet
[ 'prɑfɪt ]
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n. 预言家，先知;倡导者，主张者;
💡 词根助记
pro 在前 + phet=phanai说出 →→能提前说出的人 n.先知，预言者
📝 例句
A prophet made a prophecy that the kingdom would fall.
一位预言家预言那个王国将要灭亡.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“婆若烦他”:老婆若烦他,一定是预言家挑唆的
※ profit-利润,prophet-预言家:利润入谁家,去问预言家(同音)
※ pro-前缀“向前”,ph-PH值,et-E.T外星人:在测试外星人血液PH值前你就说出了准确数值,同事惊讶地称你为预言家
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-son-表示“声音”
📖 牛津释义
prophet
n
(fem 阴性作 prophetess )
1 [C] person who tells, or claims to be able to tell, what will happen in the future 预言者; 预言家
(joc 谑) I'm afraid I'm no weather prophet. 我可不会预测天气.
2
(a) (also Prophet) [C]
(in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) person who teaches religion and is, or claims to be, inspired by God （基督教、 犹太教及伊斯兰教的）先知（宣讲教义并称受到神灵启示者）
the Prophets of the Old Testament 《旧约》中的先知.
(b) the Prophet [sing]
the founder of the Muslim religion, Mohammed 穆罕默德（伊斯兰教创立人）.
(c) the Prophets [pl]
the prophetical books of the Old Testament （《旧约》中的）先知书.
3 [C] ~ (of sth) spokesman or advocate of a new belief, cause, theory, etc （一种新的信仰、 事业、 理论等的）鼓吹者, 提倡者
William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism. 威廉?莫里斯是社会主义的早期鼓吹者之一.
4 (idm 习语) a ,prophet of `doom person who holds or expresses pessimistic views about sth, esp about the future of the world 对某事物（尤指对世界的未来）持悲观看法或散布悲观言论者
If we had listened to the prophets of doom, we would never have started the project. 要是我们听信那些悲观者的论调, 那工程就永远不可能上马.
🎯 考研助记
利润(profit)入谁家，去问 预言家 前面(pro)的电话(ph)是外星人(et)打 先知的
🔁 扩展释义
*['prɒfit]n. 预言者, 先知, 提倡者
🌿 同词根单词
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What stores do you want me to order, Sir?
先生，您想要我订购些什么储存品？
Next, if it is not a story, get an idea of the organization of the book. Read the back cover and the introduction. Look at the pictures and the short texts below them. Turn to the front of the book and look at the contents. This way you can decide whether
其次，如果不是故事书，你就要对书的篇章结构有所了解。看看目录。这样，你就可以判断这本书是否可能引起你的兴趣。如果是这样，你就可以断定哪几个部分最有用，最有趣。
In order to tell the bees apart, he painted some bees with little spots of colour.
为了区别这些蜜蜂，他在一些蜜蜂身上涂上小色点。