The gypsy had foretold that the boy would die. 那吉普赛人曾经预言这男孩儿得夭折.
No one could have foretold such strange events. 谁也料不到有这些奇怪的事情.
Something foretold or predicted; a prophecy. 预言预言或预报的事;预言
Foretold \Fore*told"\, imp. & p. p. of {Foretell}.
Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foretelling}.] To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to foreshow.
Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. --Pope.
Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster of his character. --C. Middleton.
Syn: To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur.
An apparition of the Virgin Mary in Yugoslavia that has drawn millions of believers foretold the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, say participants at conference on visions of the mother of Jesus.
It was already dark when he awoke to hear the clock striking the hour that Marley had foretold. A light flashed inside the room and a hand drew aside the curtain of his bed.
When asked if the railroad was considering closing them, he said, "I would consider anything to save money." Reporters asked Davis if the decision to close the Omaha shops foretold a long-rumored move of the railroad's headquarters from the city.
But that sale "foretold hard times" for the rest of Carter Hawley, said Dorothy Lee, an analyst with Moody's.
It was a jolt that shook the financial world and threatened to bleed into the nation's banking system. It raised fears of economic recession and at least foretold uncertain times ahead.