预料 (yù liào) — to forecast; to anticipate; to predict; (noun) expectation; prediction
Definition
预料 is a more neutral 'to anticipate / predict' — less eager than 期待 (which means looking forward to) and more general than 预测 (a formal forecast of data/events).
verb
to forecastto anticipateto predict
noun
expectationprediction
Examples
- 预料。Tā yù liào jīn nián jīng jì qíng kuàng huì gèng hǎo.He predicts that the economic situation will be better this year.
- 预料。Wǒ zǎo jiù yù liào dào tā huì zuò chū zhè ge jué dìng.I had already anticipated that he would make this decision.
- 预料。Tā de yù liào zuì hòu méi yǒu fā shēng.His prediction didn't happen in the end.
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