predict, forecast, anticipate,estimate

tendarkbring

predict, forecast, anticipate,estimate

这4 个字的意思一样吗
？？

someone_somewhe

大概一样。还有 foresee

rioj

你为什么不勤力点查字典？ 这些生词可能在Thesaurus 出现在一起，不过用法不一。

1。Predict， forecast

2。Anticipate


3。Estimate


可以这样分组。要在这里解释，倒不如你查字典更直接了当，不明白的才在这里发问。

[ 本帖最后由 rioj 于 20-10-2007 10:24 AM 编辑 ]

darksider

Words have got
1)shade
2)status
3)level

They are all having different usage.

Tiny,small,microscopic and minute are all meaning small in size.
But when you use them,they carry different meaning.

How can you say the microorganism is small instead of microscopic?
The dog is small.(it can be seen by our eyes.)
The microorganism is small.(can it be seen by our eyes?No,it can only be seen under microscope.)

Predict-you state,tell about or make known in advanced,based on your SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE.

Foretell can be the same as predict,they carry the same meaning.
Fore(prefix) means before.
Foresee,foretell,forecast,foreknow...the fore means before.

Foresee means you see something before it actually happens.
Foretell-if you foretell something,you are a prophet.

Anticipate has a lot of meanings.
-foresee
-look forward to something.
-expect something
and many more.

I recommend you to buy a good thesaurus.
If you are going to further your education in university or college,you must buy a thesaurus,so that when you do your assignment,you can always look for the appropriate word and make your writing more interesting.(because if all the vocab are same,it will be very tedious for the lecturer to mark,they mark it out of obedience.)