prophet

英 [ˈprɒfɪt]

美 [ˈprɑːfɪt]

n.  (基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的)先知; 穆罕默德(伊斯兰教的创始人); 预言家; 预言者

复数：prophets　

CET6考研GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7159 / COCA.7514

习惯用语

n.

prophet of doomdoom merchant
• 末日预言者
  a person who predicts that things will go very badly
• The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
  认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。

牛津词典

noun

• （基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的）先知
  (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God
• 穆罕默德（伊斯兰教的创始人）
  Muhammad, who founded the religion of Islam
• 预言家；预言者
  a person who claims to know what will happen in the future
• 倡导者；拥护者；鼓吹者
  a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc.
  1. William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.
     威廉∙莫里斯是社会主义的早期传播者之一。
• （《〈圣经〉旧约》和《希伯来圣经》中的）先知书
  the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 先知
  Aprophetis a person who is believed to be chosen by God to say the things that God wants to tell people.
  1. ...the sacred name of the Holy Prophet of Islam.
     伊斯兰先知的圣名
• N-COUNT 预言者；预言家
  Aprophetis someone who predicts that something will happen in the future.
  1. I promised myself I'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness.
     我发誓要打破所有的死亡预言，力争恢复健康。

英英释义

noun

• an authoritative person who divines the future
  Synonym:prophesieroracleseervaticinator
• someone who speaks by divine inspiration

双语例句

• Demon of Harold Camping: False Prophet and False Herald of God!
  恶魔的哈罗德露营：假先知和虚假神的使者！
• Under his leadership they recaptured the holy city Mecca, where the Prophet had been scorned.
  在他的领导之下，他们重新占领了先知曾受轻视的圣城麦加。
• So he's kind of mixing these words& apostle and prophet.
  他把使徒和先知混淆来讲。
• Caiphas had some prophet arrested.
  盖亚法逮捕了某个先知。
• He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet.
  他深信自己是当代先知。
• ( ancient Greece and Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet.
  （古代西腊和罗马中）一个被认为是圣贤或先知的妇女。
• I promised myself I'd defy all the prophets of doom and battle back to fitness.
  我发誓要打破所有的死亡预言，力争恢复健康。
• He had been the chief prophet and propagandist of the Nazi movement.
  他是纳粹运动的主要预言家和宣传家。
• Of this prophet's birth-place, parentage, and life we have no reliable information.
  这先知的出生地点，父母子女关系，和我们的生活有没有可靠的资料。
• King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to heaven about this.
  希西家王和亚摩斯的儿子先知以赛亚因此祷告，向天呼求。