動詞 foretell:

1. foreshadow or presage
   同義詞：announce, annunciate, harbinger, herald
2. make a prediction about; tell in advance
   同義詞：predict, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
3. indicate by signs
   同義詞：bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, prefigure, forecast, predict

1. She claims to be psychic and to be able to foretell the future.
   她自稱有特異功能，能預(yù)知未來。
2. Since I cannot foretell things like a prophet, I cannot help taking a small loss.
   我又不能料事如神，總不免要吃點(diǎn)小虧。
3. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Old Testament.
   救世主《舊約》中的先知們預(yù)言的救世主

fore.tell

v.tr.（及物動詞）
fore.told[-tôld.] fore.tell.ing,fore.tells
To tell of or indicate beforehand; predict.
預(yù)言，預(yù)示：事先告知或暗示；預(yù)示

【引伸】
foretell.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>foretell,augur,divine,prophesy,vaticinateThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to tell about something beforehand by or as if by supernatural means.:
這些動詞共有的中心意思是.通過或仿佛通過超自然的方式預(yù)言.：
例句：
foretelling the future;
預(yù)示未來；

例句：
augured scandal from a distance;
在一段時間之前預(yù)言丑聞；

例句：
divined the enemy`s victory;
預(yù)測敵人的勝利；

例句：
prophesying a stock-market boom;
預(yù)測股票市場暴漲；

例句：
atrocities vaticinated by the antifascists. See also Synonyms at predict
反法西斯主義者預(yù)言的暴行 參見同義詞 predict