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foresight

英 [ˈfɔːsaɪt]

美 [ˈfɔːrsaɪt]

n.  深谋远虑; 先见之明

复数:foresights 

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Collins.1 / BNC.13776 / COCA.14381

牛津词典

    noun

    • 深谋远虑;先见之明
      the ability to predict what is likely to happen and to use this to prepare for the future
      1. She had had the foresight to prepare herself financially in case of an accident.
        她有先见之明,经济上作了准备以防万一发生事故。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 先见之明;预见;深谋远虑
      Someone'sforesightis their ability to see what is likely to happen in the future and to take appropriate action.
      1. He was later criticised for his lack of foresight...
        他后来被指责缺少先见之明。
      2. They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
        他们有投资新技术的远见。

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • History has hardly been dominated by the benign spirits of co-operation, foresight and self-restraint.
      历史很少受到合作、远见和自我克制等良好精神的主导。
    • McLuhans ecological thoughts have experienced the testing of the ecological civilization development practice, it shows McLuhans foresight.
      麦克卢汉关于生态问题的论述,已经经受了生态文明发展实践的检验,显示了麦克卢汉超前的预见性;
    • First, it makes it necessary for the state to fund itself by taxing effort, ingenuity and foresight.
      首先,这使得政府必须对努力、独创性和远见卓识征税,以获取资金。
    • Fortunately we had the foresight to bring some canned food.
      幸好,我们有先见之明,带了几个缺罐头。
    • Industry with foresight is grasping this, and adding it to its investment and financial management systems.
      富有远见的工业企业应当抓住这个机会,将它应用到投资和财政管理系统中。
    • Deming also had the foresight to pump up exploration and solidify the retail business.
      戴明的远见卓识使公司得以加强勘探并巩固了零售业务。
    • You must have insight and foresight.
      你得有洞察力和远见。
    • But he lacked the foresight and courage to resist the most reckless tendencies of the era of excess.
      然而,他缺乏对抗流动性过剩时代最不计后果的趋向的远见和勇气。
    • But on a positive note, they can symbolize diligence foresight and teamwork.
      但一个积极的注意,他们可以象征着勤劳的远见和团队精神。
    • At the crucial moment, he showed great foresight and turned back the powers of darkness.
      在关键时刻,他高瞻远瞩,力挽狂澜。