N-COUNT (占卜用的)水晶球 If you say that someone, especially an expert, looks into a crystal ball, you mean that they are trying to predict the future. Crystal balls are traditionally used by fortune-tellers. (占卜用的)水晶球
Local economists have looked into their crystal balls and seen something rather nasty.
当地的经济学者们预测到会出现一些相当棘手的问题。
Remember that these are only guidelines: I don't have a crystal ball.