anticipate; predict; foresee
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to anticipate; to foresee; to predict
formalFormal and literary usage. Most commonly appears in negative constructions such as '难以逆料' (hard to predict) or '不可逆料' (unpredictable).
Shì事
tài态
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
nán难
yǐ以
nì逆
liào料
。
The development of the situation is difficult to anticipate.
Wèi未
lái来
de的
biàn变
huà化
shí实
nán难
nì逆
liào料
。
Future changes are truly hard to predict.
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Shì世
shì事
bù不
kě可
nì逆
liào料
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
zuò做
hǎo好
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
World affairs are unpredictable; we can only prepare ourselves well.
Shuí谁
yě也
wú无
fǎ法
nì逆
liào料
míng明
tiān天
huì会
fā发
shēng生
shén什
me么
。
No one can predict what will happen tomorrow.