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prophet

英 [ˈprɒfɪt]

美 [ˈprɑːfɪt]

n.  (基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的)先知; 穆罕默德(伊斯兰教的创始人); 预言家; 预言者

复数:prophets 

CET6考研GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7159 / COCA.7514

习惯用语

    n.

      prophet of doomdoom merchant
    • 末日预言者
      a person who predicts that things will go very badly
    • The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
      认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。

    牛津词典

      noun

      • (基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的)先知
        (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God
        1. 穆罕默德(伊斯兰教的创始人)
          Muhammad, who founded the religion of Islam
          1. 预言家;预言者
            a person who claims to know what will happen in the future
            1. 倡导者;拥护者;鼓吹者
              a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc.
              1. William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.
                威廉∙莫里斯是社会主义的早期传播者之一。
            2. (《〈圣经〉旧约》和《希伯来圣经》中的)先知书
              the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible

              柯林斯词典

              • N-COUNT 先知
                Aprophetis a person who is believed to be chosen by God to say the things that God wants to tell people.
                1. ...the sacred name of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
                  伊斯兰先知的圣名
              • N-COUNT 预言者;预言家
                Aprophetis someone who predicts that something will happen in the future.
                1. 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。

              英英释义

              noun

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