prospect

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pros·pect1 /ˈprɒspekt $ ˈprɑː-/ W3 AWL noun

1 [countableC, uncountableU]FUTURE the possibility that something will happen 可能性；希望

prospect of doing something

I see no prospect of things improving here.

我看这里的情况不可能改善。

There is every prospect (=a strong possibility) of the weather remaining dry this week.

本周天气很有可能持续干燥。

prospect for

There are good prospects for growth in the retail sector.

零售行业有很好的发展前景。

prospect that

There’s a real prospect that England will not qualify for the World Cup.

英格兰队很有可能进不了世界杯决赛。

► see thesaurus at future

2 [singular] a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the future – used especially when you want to talk about how you feel about it 很可能发生的事情；必定发生的事情；前景〔尤用于谈论对事情的感受〕

prospect of

The prospect of marriage terrified Alice.

想到要结婚，艾丽斯害怕极了。

Greeks face the prospect of new general elections next month.

下个月希腊人面临新的大选。

He relishes the prospect of a fight.

他渴望一场战斗。

daunting/exciting etc prospect 可怕的/激动人心等的前景

be excited/alarmed/concerned etc at the prospect (of something)

She wasn’t exactly overjoyed at the prospect of looking after her niece.

想到要照看侄女，她并不怎么高兴。

3 prospects [plural]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY chances of future success 将来成功的机会，前途，前程

I had no job, no education, and no prospects.

我没有工作，没受过什么教育，前途渺茫。

job/career prospects

Job prospects for graduates don’t look good.

毕业生的就业前景看上去不妙。

Examples from the Corpus

job/career prospects• Candidates who have the most formal education and who are willing to relocate should have the best job prospects.• A course can increase confidence, career prospects or simply be enjoyable - all of which will never be regretted.• And what of poor women whose male acquaintances have few job prospects and therefore may make unstable partners?• The motivations of the middle-aged housewife or the young man with good career prospects who joined Militant, remained unexplored.• Suddenly there are hundreds of people just waiting to improve her career prospects!• Although several generations of Gunters have called Cannon County home, the lack of local job prospects has profoundly discouraged him.• This would have the two-fold effect of lowering pupil achievement as well as adversely affecting staff career prospects.• Many students now choose to complete an apprenticeship and then pursue a university degree to improve their job prospects.

4. [countableC]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a person, job, plan etc that has a good chance of success in the future 有前途的人[工作，计划等]

5 in prospect formalFUTURE likely to happen in the near future 可能即将发生的

A new round of trade talks is in prospect.

可能即将举行新一轮的贸易会谈。

Examples from the Corpus

in prospect• A new round of trade talks are in prospect.

6. [countableC usually singular] formalDN a view of a wide area of land, especially from a high place 〔尤指从高处看到的〕景象，开阔的景观，景色

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the future – used especially when you want to talk about how you feel about it

adjectives

daunting (=frightening in a way that makes you not feel confident)

It is a pretty daunting prospect, being on stage for forty minutes.

terrifying

Driving through London in a strange car was a terrifying prospect.

gloomy/grim/bleak

Many Britons face the grim prospect of having their home repossessed.

exciting

We were to be her guardians. This was an exciting prospect.

attractive

A journey of that length was not an attractive prospect.

verbs

face the prospect (of something)

Now they face the prospect of unemployment.

relish the prospect (of something) (=enjoy the thought of it very much)

She would have to speak to him. She didn’t relish the prospect.

dread the prospect (of something) (=feel very worried about it)

I dread the prospect of staying here while you’re away.

phrases

be excited/thrilled/delighted etc at the prospect (of something)

I was excited at the prospect of going to Washington.

be alarmed/appalled/upset etc at the prospect (of something)

She was secretly appalled at the prospect of being looked after by her aunt.

Examples from the Corpus

prospect• Prospects for a peace settlement in the region are not very hopeful at the moment.• I hope I never have to have a brain operation - it must be an appalling prospect.• How would you view your career prospects?• In distant prospect I look forward to them greatly, as a break from the monotonous, lonely routine of writing.• There is every prospect of an economic recovery next year.• a fine prospect of the valley below• Wilder is considered a good prospect for the next election.• Job prospects for college graduates this spring don't look good.• He had no job and no prospect of getting one.• You can't marry a man with no job and no prospects!• Ironically, the message of all this activity is that the market is intensely worried about Saatchi's prospects.• He now had some buildings to show prospects.• But that possibility is faint, and the prospects of another large employer ever using the site are even more remote.• I had read a great deal about Professor Chomsky and I felt very excited at the prospect of meeting him.• Even a few years earlier, the prospect of radical change in the Roman Catholic Church was virtually unimaginable.• We are facing the prospect of a very hard winter.• These problems alone would not make the prospects for the straight forward treatment of deictic sentences within truth-conditional semantics look very hopeful.• The prospect of putting weapons in space is frightening to many people.• The prospects for peace are improving.

real prospect• Without action by government, donors and trade partners, collapse is a real prospect.• With hopes of unity in the Western Cape there is a real prospect of international rugby once again this season.• After the text recapture Black has no real prospects of attack along the f-file while his central pawn structure becomes curiously inflexible.• What then are the real prospects for multimedia having a serious impact on school education?

be excited/alarmed/concerned etc at the prospect (of something)• Personally, I was excited at the prospect of participating in a real blood-and-guts battle against a prohibitive odds-on favorite.• I was excited at the prospect of living in Seoul again and writing about my native place full-time.

pro·spect2 /prəˈspekt $ ˈprɑːspekt/ verb [intransitiveI]

1 LOOK FORto examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc 勘探，勘察〔以寻找金、银、石油等矿藏〕 → prospector

prospect for

The company is prospecting for gold in Alaska.

那家公司正在阿拉斯加勘探金矿。

2 to look for something, especially business opportunities 寻找〔尤指商业机会〕

prospect for

salesmen prospecting for new customers

寻找新客户的推销员

Examples from the Corpus

prospect• Okioc has been forced to defend its prospecting by calling in experts to look at the seal deaths.• John St.Clair spent hours prospecting for gold, and was rewarded with some bright literary nuggets.• It felt challenging and risky, like prospecting for gold.• Increased tin and gold metal prices from 1980 onwards encouraged prospecting for these commodities.• They need your help about everything from prospecting to how to get along with their administrative assistant.

From Longman Business Dictionary

prospectpros·pect1 /ˈprɒspektˈprɑː-/ noun

1[countableC, uncountableU] a possibility that something which you hope for will happen soon

prospect of

There is little real prospect of significant economic growth.

2prospects [plural] chances of future success

prospects for

firms offering the best prospects for increasing productivity, profitability, and expansion

In Singapore, investors remain optimistic about prospects for the economy.

3[singular] something that is possible or is likely to happen in the future

prospect of

The prospect of still higher unemployment as growth slows is causing great concern.

4[countableC] a person, job, plan etc that has a good chance of success in the future

Radio is an exciting prospect: the forthcoming deregulation of the industry and an expected boom in advertising revenues is finally making the City take notice.

5[countableC]MARKETING someone who is not a customer yet, but may become one in the future

Mercedes-Benz has kept its reputation by reminding prospects that its vehicles are ‘engineered like no other car in the world.’

prospectpro·spect2 /prəˈspektˈprɑːspekt/ verb [intransitiveI]

to examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc

prospect for

Anglo-United was prospecting for gold in the area in the early eighties.

—prospector noun [countableC]

The government has given gold prospectors access to more than a million acres of forest land.

Origin prospect1

(1400-1500) Latin prospectus, from the past participle of prospicere “to look forward”

词汇	prospect
释义	prospect Word family nounprospectingprospectionprospectivenessprospectivityprospectorprospectusprospectadjectiveprospectiveadverbprospectively Related topics: Nature pros·pect1 /ˈprɒspekt $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]FUTURE the possibility that something will happen 可能性；希望 prospect of doing something I see no prospect of things improving here. 我看这里的情况不可能改善。 There is every prospect (=a strong possibility) of the weather remaining dry this week. 本周天气很有可能持续干燥。 prospect for There are good prospects for growth in the retail sector. 零售行业有很好的发展前景。 prospect that There’s a real prospect that England will not qualify for the World Cup. 英格兰队很有可能进不了世界杯决赛。 ► see thesaurus at future 2 [singular] a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the future – used especially when you want to talk about how you feel about it 很可能发生的事情；必定发生的事情；前景〔尤用于谈论对事情的感受〕 prospect of The prospect of marriage terrified Alice. 想到要结婚，艾丽斯害怕极了。 Greeks face the prospect of new general elections next month. 下个月希腊人面临新的大选。 He relishes the prospect of a fight. 他渴望一场战斗。 daunting/exciting etc prospect 可怕的/激动人心等的前景 be excited/alarmed/concerned etc at the prospect (of something) She wasn’t exactly overjoyed at the prospect of looking after her niece. 想到要照看侄女，她并不怎么高兴。 3 prospects [plural]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY chances of future success 将来成功的机会，前途，前程 I had no job, no education, and no prospects. 我没有工作，没受过什么教育，前途渺茫。 job/career prospects Job prospects for graduates don’t look good. 毕业生的就业前景看上去不妙。 Examples from the Corpus job/career prospects• Candidates who have the most formal education and who are willing to relocate should have the best job prospects.• A course can increase confidence, career prospects or simply be enjoyable - all of which will never be regretted.• And what of poor women whose male acquaintances have few job prospects and therefore may make unstable partners?• The motivations of the middle-aged housewife or the young man with good career prospects who joined Militant, remained unexplored.• Suddenly there are hundreds of people just waiting to improve her career prospects!• Although several generations of Gunters have called Cannon County home, the lack of local job prospects has profoundly discouraged him.• This would have the two-fold effect of lowering pupil achievement as well as adversely affecting staff career prospects.• Many students now choose to complete an apprenticeship and then pursue a university degree to improve their job prospects. 4. [countableC]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a person, job, plan etc that has a good chance of success in the future 有前途的人[工作，计划等] 5 in prospect formalFUTURE likely to happen in the near future 可能即将发生的 A new round of trade talks is in prospect. 可能即将举行新一轮的贸易会谈。 Examples from the Corpus in prospect• A new round of trade talks are in prospect. 6. [countableC usually singular] formalDN a view of a wide area of land, especially from a high place 〔尤指从高处看到的〕景象，开阔的景观，景色 n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the future – used especially when you want to talk about how you feel about it adjectives daunting (=frightening in a way that makes you not feel confident) It is a pretty daunting prospect, being on stage for forty minutes. terrifying Driving through London in a strange car was a terrifying prospect. gloomy/grim/bleak Many Britons face the grim prospect of having their home repossessed. exciting We were to be her guardians. This was an exciting prospect. attractive A journey of that length was not an attractive prospect. verbs face the prospect (of something) Now they face the prospect of unemployment. relish the prospect (of something) (=enjoy the thought of it very much) She would have to speak to him. She didn’t relish the prospect. dread the prospect (of something) (=feel very worried about it) I dread the prospect of staying here while you’re away. phrases be excited/thrilled/delighted etc at the prospect (of something) I was excited at the prospect of going to Washington. be alarmed/appalled/upset etc at the prospect (of something) She was secretly appalled at the prospect of being looked after by her aunt. Examples from the Corpus prospect• Prospects for a peace settlement in the region are not very hopeful at the moment.• I hope I never have to have a brain operation - it must be an appalling prospect.• How would you view your career prospects?• In distant prospect I look forward to them greatly, as a break from the monotonous, lonely routine of writing.• There is every prospect of an economic recovery next year.• a fine prospect of the valley below• Wilder is considered a good prospect for the next election.• Job prospects for college graduates this spring don't look good.• He had no job and no prospect of getting one.• You can't marry a man with no job and no prospects!• Ironically, the message of all this activity is that the market is intensely worried about Saatchi's prospects.• He now had some buildings to show prospects.• But that possibility is faint, and the prospects of another large employer ever using the site are even more remote.• I had read a great deal about Professor Chomsky and I felt very excited at the prospect of meeting him.• Even a few years earlier, the prospect of radical change in the Roman Catholic Church was virtually unimaginable.• We are facing the prospect of a very hard winter.• These problems alone would not make the prospects for the straight forward treatment of deictic sentences within truth-conditional semantics look very hopeful.• The prospect of putting weapons in space is frightening to many people.• The prospects for peace are improving. real prospect• Without action by government, donors and trade partners, collapse is a real prospect.• With hopes of unity in the Western Cape there is a real prospect of international rugby once again this season.• After the text recapture Black has no real prospects of attack along the f-file while his central pawn structure becomes curiously inflexible.• What then are the real prospects for multimedia having a serious impact on school education? be excited/alarmed/concerned etc at the prospect (of something)• Personally, I was excited at the prospect of participating in a real blood-and-guts battle against a prohibitive odds-on favorite.• I was excited at the prospect of living in Seoul again and writing about my native place full-time. pro·spect2 /prəˈspekt $ ˈprɑːspekt/ verb [intransitiveI] 1 LOOK FORto examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc 勘探，勘察〔以寻找金、银、石油等矿藏〕 → prospector prospect for The company is prospecting for gold in Alaska. 那家公司正在阿拉斯加勘探金矿。 2 to look for something, especially business opportunities 寻找〔尤指商业机会〕 prospect for salesmen prospecting for new customers 寻找新客户的推销员 Examples from the Corpus prospect• Okioc has been forced to defend its prospecting by calling in experts to look at the seal deaths.• John St.Clair spent hours prospecting for gold, and was rewarded with some bright literary nuggets.• It felt challenging and risky, like prospecting for gold.• Increased tin and gold metal prices from 1980 onwards encouraged prospecting for these commodities.• They need your help about everything from prospecting to how to get along with their administrative assistant. From Longman Business Dictionary prospectpros·pect1 /ˈprɒspektˈprɑː-/ noun 1[countableC, uncountableU] a possibility that something which you hope for will happen soon prospect of There is little real prospect of significant economic growth. 2prospects [plural] chances of future success prospects for firms offering the best prospects for increasing productivity, profitability, and expansion In Singapore, investors remain optimistic about prospects for the economy. 3[singular] something that is possible or is likely to happen in the future prospect of The prospect of still higher unemployment as growth slows is causing great concern. 4[countableC] a person, job, plan etc that has a good chance of success in the future Radio is an exciting prospect: the forthcoming deregulation of the industry and an expected boom in advertising revenues is finally making the City take notice. 5[countableC]MARKETING someone who is not a customer yet, but may become one in the future Mercedes-Benz has kept its reputation by reminding prospects that its vehicles are ‘engineered like no other car in the world.’ prospectpro·spect2 /prəˈspektˈprɑːspekt/ verb [intransitiveI] to examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc prospect for Anglo-United was prospecting for gold in the area in the early eighties. —prospector noun [countableC] The government has given gold prospectors access to more than a million acres of forest land. Origin prospect1 (1400-1500) Latin prospectus, from the past participle of prospicere “to look forward”
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