predict

Sales were five percent lower than predicted..销售额比预期低5%。

As Liz had predicted , the rumours were soon forgotten..正如利兹所预料的，流言很快就被淡忘了。

pre(预先) ＋ dict(说) → 预言， 预告， 预测记忆

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