prospects

英 [prəˈspekts] 美 [ˈprɑːspekts]

n.  可能性; 希望; 前景; 展望; 设想; 成功的机会; 前途
v.  探矿; 勘探
prospect的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

    The noun is pronounced /'prɒspekt, am 'prɑː-/. The verb is pronounced /prə'spekt, am 'prɑːspekt/ and is hyphenated pro|spect. 名词读作 /'prɒspekt, 美 'prɑː-/。动词读作 /prə'spekt, 美 'prɑːspekt/，分音节形式为 pro|spect。

  1. N-VAR 可能性；希望
    If there is some prospect of something happening, there is a possibility that it will happen.
    1. Unfortunately, there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered...
      不幸的是，几乎不可能看到这些重大问题得到回复。
    2. The prospects for peace in the country's eight-year civil war are becoming brighter...
      该国经历8年内战之后重归和平的前景正逐渐变得光明。
    3. There is a real prospect that the bill will be defeated in parliament.
      该议案很有可能会被议会否决。
  2. N-SING 期望中的事；将要发生的事；预期；展望
    A particular prospect is something that you expect or know is going to happen.
    1. They now face the prospect of having to wear a cycling helmet by law...
      他们现在面临的情形是：不久将需要依法佩戴摩托车头盔。
    2. After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.
      晚饭后，他会架起脚来看书。想起来就让人愉快。
  3. N-PLURAL （尤指事业的）成功机会，前景，前途
    Someone's prospects are their chances of being successful, especially in their career.
    1. I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.
      我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。
    2. ...a detailed review of the company's prospects.
      对该公司前景的详细考查
  4. VERB 勘探；勘察
    When people prospect for oil, gold, or some other valuable substance, they look for it in the ground or under the sea.
    1. He had prospected for minerals everywhere from the Gobi Desert to the Transvaal...
      他已在从戈壁沙漠到德兰士瓦的无数地方勘探过矿藏。
    2. In fact, the oil companies are already prospecting not far from here.
      事实上，石油公司已经在离此不远处进行勘探。
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双语例句

  1. There are much brighter prospects for a comprehensive settlement than before.
    综合性的社区具有比以前更加光明的前景。
  2. That does not do much to brighten the prospects of kids in the city
    那并不能使城里孩子们的前途更光明些。
  3. The prospects for a peaceful solution are dim.
    和平解决的希望非常渺茫。
  4. Their economic prospects have dimmed
    他们的经济前景变得很暗淡。
  5. My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal
    我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
  6. Prospects for effecting real political change seemed to have taken a major step backwards.
    实现真正政治变革的机会似乎变得更加渺茫了。
  7. Prospects for peace had already started to fade.
    和平的前景已经开始日渐暗淡。
  8. Several brokers have had a change of heart about prospects for the company
    几位经纪人对该公司前景的看法已经有所改变。
  9. The economic crisis makes jobs almost impossible to find and even able pupils feel hopeless about job prospects.
    经济危机使得找到工作几乎成为不可能，就连能力出众的学生都对工作前景不抱希望。
  10. Looking to the future, though, we asked him what the prospects are for a vaccine to prevent infection in the first place.
    不过，展望未来，我们问到他研制出防止感染的疫苗究竟有多大的可能性。
  11. The medium-term economic prospects remained poor
    中期经济前景仍然黯淡。
  12. Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
    现今，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。
  13. The party has become deeply nervous about its prospects of winning the next election
    该党对赢得下一次选举的前景深感忧虑。
  14. The media played up the prospects for a settlement
    媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。
  15. The prospects for peace in the country's eight-year civil war are becoming brighter
    该国经历8年内战之后重归和平的前景正逐渐变得光明。
  16. I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.
    我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。
  17. If Arthur was attracted here by the prospects of therapy, John came down purely and simply to make money
    如果阿瑟是被这种疗法的前景吸引到此，那么约翰则纯粹是为了赚钱而来。
  18. Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery.
    交易者对美元走软和经济复苏前景渐趋暗淡渐渐担忧起来。
  19. Britain's prospects of beating the United States in the relay looked poor.
    英国要在接力赛中战胜美国，前景看上去并不那么乐观。
  20. The job prospects for those graduating in engineering are far less rosy now than they used to be
    现在那些工科毕业生的工作前景大不如从前。
  21. Miners have been thrown on the scrapheap with no prospects.
    大批矿工被解雇，工作没着落。
  22. Career prospects are virtually unlimited.
    职业生涯几乎是前途无量。
  23. Job prospects are bright.
    就业前景光明。
  24. The prospects are dim.
    前途暗淡。
  25. There are bright prospects for freshwater fish farming.
    淡水养鱼大有可为。
  26. While prospects are bright, the roads have twists and turns.
    前途是光明的，道路是曲折的。
  27. Their prospects of success have vanished.
    他们成功的希望已成为泡影。
  28. One's prospects are bleak.
    前途茫茫。
  29. The enterprise has excellent prospects.
    这家企业的远景极其美好。
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