| 单词 | future |
| 释义 | futurefuturesfuturefuture2 noun1the future the time after now: What are your plans for the future?beplan你对将来有什么打算？in the futureIn the future, people will be able to travel to other planets.planet将来人们能够去其他星球旅行。It may be useful at some time in the future.将来某个时候它会有用的。2[countable] what someone will do, or what will happen to someone or something in the future: My parents have already planned out my whole future.parentplan父母已经为我规划好了整个未来。She had a great future ahead of her.have她前途无量。future ofHe is optimistic about the future of the business.be他对这项业务的前景持乐观态度。Phrasesin future British English from now: In future, staff must wear identity badges.badge今后﹐员工们必须佩戴名牌。COLLOCATIONS: futureadjectivesin the near future (=soon)I’m hoping to go to London in the near future.hopein the immediate future (=very soon)There will be no major changes in the immediate future.changethe distant future (=a long time from now)At that time, television still belonged to the distant future.belongfor the foreseeable future (=as far into the future as you can know or imagine)He expects to stay in the job for the foreseeable future.expectverbsto plan for the futureBecause of my illness, I can’t plan for the future.to look to the future (=to think about or plan for the future)We must now look to the future.to predict the future (also to see into the future)It’s impossible to predict the future.I wish I could see into the future.canwhat the future holds (=what will happen)I don’t know what the future holds.holdthe future looks good/bright etcThe future looks bright for his team.lookTHESAURUS: futuresoon in a short time from now, or after a short time: Speak to you soon!I sat down and Katrina soon joined me.sitjoinin the near future in the next few weeks or months. In the near future is more formal than soon: The company plans to move its offices in the near future.planofficeshortly soon – used especially about something that you know will happen soon. Shortly is more formal than soon: We will shortly be landing at Heathrow.landin a minute spoken in a few minutes: I’ll be back in a minute.The news will be on in a minute.any minute now spoken very soon – used especially when you are waiting for someone to arrive or something to happen: They should be here any minute now.shallThe game will start any minute now.before long soon – used especially when something happens that you expected to happen: I caught the waiter’s eye and before long the drinks arrived.catchdrinkarrive |
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