prophet

[英] [ˈprɔfit,ˈprɑːfɪt] [美] [ˈprɑfɪt] 生词本

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 词典例句

1. N-COUNT 先知 A prophet is a person who is believed to be chosen by God to say the things that God wants to tell people. 
  • ...the sacred name of the Holy Prophet of Islam.

    伊斯兰先知的圣名

2. N-COUNT 预言者;预言家 A prophet is someone who predicts that something will happen in the future. 
  • I promised myself I'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness.

    我发誓要打破所有的死亡预言,力争恢复健康。

Noun

1. an authoritative person who divines the future

2. someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

1. 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。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. In the Old Testament, a prophet who was swallowed by a great fish and disgorged unharmed three days later.
约拿《圣经·旧约》中的先知,被一条大鱼吞噬,三天后被完好无损地吐出。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. People flocked to hear the new prophet.
人们成群结队地去听这新的预言家演讲。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The pity is that you are not a prophet.
可惜你不能未卜先知。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. They accept the Prophet's precepts but reject some of his strictures.
他们接受先知的教训,但拒绝他的种种约束。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》