if something is predictable, you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like 可预见的;可预料的 a predictable result 可预见的结果 The ending of the book was entirely predictable. 那本书的结局是完全预料得到的。 The disease follows a highly predictable pattern. 这种疾病的模式非常有规律。 In March and April, the weather is much less predictable. 三、四月份的天气非常不好预测。
Extra ExamplesHe asked whether this was predictable from previous performances. 他询问这是否可以从以往的表现预测到。 Recent changes make the future even less predictable. 最近的变化使未来更难预测。 The results were utterly predictable. 结果完全可以预测。 It was fairly predictable that there would be clashes between rival groups. 敌对团体之间会发生冲突,这是可以预见的。 The government's reaction was sadly predictable. 可悲的是,政府的反应完全可以预料到。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from
- (often disapproving)
behaving or happening in a way that you would expect and therefore boring 意料之中的;老套乏味的 He's very nice, but I find him rather dull and predictable. 他为人很不错,但我觉得他相当呆板乏味。 Rock music is getting so predictable these days. 这些天摇滚乐变得越来越可预测了。 She had been in a number of predictable sitcoms. 她出演过许多可预见的情景喜剧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- from