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prospective
[英] [prəsˈpektiv] [美] [prəˈspɛktɪv] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ 想要成为的；可能成为的 You use prospective to describe someone who wants to be the thing mentioned or who is likely to be the thing mentioned. 

  • The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers...

    这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。

  • When his prospective employers learned that he smoked, they said they wouldn't hire him.

    本有可能雇用他的老板们得知他吸烟后，说他们不会雇他。

2. ADJ 可能即将发生的 You use prospective to describe something that is likely to happen soon. 

  • ...the terms of the prospective deal.

    可能达成的交易的条款

Adjective

1. concerned with or related to the future;

  • "prospective earnings"
  • "a prospective mother"
  • "the statute is solely prospective in operation"

2. anticipated for the near future;

  • "the prospective students"
  • "his prospective bride"
1. Is she a prospective buyer?
她可能成为我们的顾客吗？

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