prospect

/'prɒspekt/

柯林斯星级

牛津核心词汇

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中文翻译

n. 景色, 展望

vt. 勘探, 勘察

vi. 勘探, 有前途

英文解释

n. the possibility of future success

v. search for something desirable

v. explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals

词态变化

复数形式:prospects

现在分词:prospecting

过去式:prospected

第三人称单数:prospects

过去分词:prospected

常见例句

a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect n

n a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident n the quantity that was caught n a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect n anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching) n a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) n a restraint that checks the motion of something n a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window n a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth n the act of catching an object with the hands n the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) v discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly

to squint and kind of frown as you look at your [computer] to give the illusion that you are in fact very busy analyzing something vital to your work; often used in conjunction with [paper-shuffling] and calling numbers that you know won't answer then acting really frustrated when you hang-up so that it gives the impression your chasing a very important account and have a lot on your plate already > After I [computer-faced] facebook for an hour this morning, I called a random number and talked to an older gentleman for 27 minutes about the prospect of leasing his mineral rights until he realized he didn't own any mineral rights, so I hung-up and went back to [computer-facing] a New York Times article about fashion week.

someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer n

a state without friends or money or prospects