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预料今天下午有零星阵雨。 Scattered showers are expected this afternoon.
实际成本比我们预料的高得多. The actual cost was much higher than we had expected.
1986年布什所预料到的尴尬情形果然发生了。他的政治生涯的确受到威胁。他[对里根]的效忠到了瘫痪自己的程度。这固然是个人美德，但在政治上却是障碍。 The dilemma that Bush foresaw in1986 has come to pass. His political career is indeed at stake, and his paralyzing loyalty is becoming a political handicap as well as a personal virtue.
预期，预料预先采取的行为 The act of anticipating.
我们预料需求可能增加. We anticipate that demand is likely to increase.
这场战争的结局难以预料. You can't foretell how the war will end.
此时很难预料公司的前景. It is very difficult at this juncture to predict the company's future.
减价销售原来预料要持续一周, 然而实际上现在已经结束了. The sale was supposed to last for a week, but for all practical purposes it's over.
你预料会有麻烦吗? Do you anticipate (meeting) any trouble?
经过一段时期的波动后，预料伦敦市场的黄金价格将稳定下来。 Gold prices on the London market are expected to flatten out after a period of fluctuation.