prospect

【发音】
美 /'prɑspɛkt/ 英 /'prɒspekt/
【翻译】
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n.前景;前途
英释:a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the future – used especially when you want to talk about how you feel about it
【记忆】
pro(向前) + spect(看) → 向前看 → 前景
【短语】
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prospect for : 勘探
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market prospect : 市场前景
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bright prospect : 光明的前景,辉煌的前程
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in prospect : 展望;在期望中;可以预料到
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at the prospect of : adj. 期待着 (想到要)
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prospect theory : 前景理论;预期理论
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in prospect of : 期待,有希望;可以预料到
【例句】
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The prospect of marriage terrified Alice.
想到要结婚,艾丽斯害怕极了。
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I had no job, no education, and no prospects .
我没有工作,没受过什么教育,前途渺茫。
【真题例句】
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(2017.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all...
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(2017.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...The worst fear Leah ever had was the prospect of losing her yoga business...
【单词相关测试】
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The ____ of finding gold in California attracted a lot of people to
正确答案:A
解释:句意: 在加利福尼亚能找到金子的可能性吸引了很多人到那里定居。speculation: 投机; 思索; stake: 赌注; provision: 供应, 预备。
A. prospectsB. speculationsC. stakesD. provisions
【同、近义词】
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n.前途;预期;景色
scenery/future/picture/expectation/landscape/
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vi.勘探,找矿
reconnoitre/
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vt.勘探,勘察
make a survey/
【同根词】
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adj
prospective : 未来的;预期的
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n
prospective : 预期;展望
prospector : 探勘者;采矿者
prospectiveness : 远景