be a foregone conclusion

1 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto be certain to happen, even though it has not yet officially happened 是明摆着的结果

The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.

战斗的结果早在预料之中。

Examples from the Corpus

be a foregone conclusion• Ian's bound to get the job -- it's a foregone conclusion.• It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Tiger Woods would win the tournament.• But the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• Some commentators and businessmen have suggested that the successful privatization of the National Freight Corporation was a foregone conclusion.• The last three elections were all foregone conclusions.• For three more years, Masada continued to hold out, but its fall was a foregone conclusion.• They never had to plan their shared parenting; it was a foregone conclusion.• It is a foregone conclusion that the homosexual laws will not be reformed yet.• The result was a foregone conclusion.• But none of these is a foregone conclusion.• Do not be deterred from exercising your right of appeal by the belief that the outcome will be a foregone conclusion.

→ be a foregone conclusion at conclusion(2)

2 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain, even though it has not happened yet 是预料中的结果；成为定局

The election result was a foregone conclusion.

选举结果已成定局。

Examples from the Corpus

be a foregone conclusion• But the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• Some commentators and businessmen have suggested that the successful privatization of the National Freight Corporation was a foregone conclusion.• For three more years, Masada continued to hold out, but its fall was a foregone conclusion.• They never had to plan their shared parenting; it was a foregone conclusion.• It is a foregone conclusion that the homosexual laws will not be reformed yet.• The result was a foregone conclusion.• But none of these is a foregone conclusion.• Do not be deterred from exercising your right of appeal by the belief that the outcome will be a foregone conclusion.

→ be a foregone conclusion at foregone conclusion(1)

单词	be a foregone conclusion
释义	be a foregone conclusion be a foregone conclusion 1 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYto be certain to happen, even though it has not yet officially happened 是明摆着的结果 The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion. 战斗的结果早在预料之中。 Examples from the Corpus be a foregone conclusion• Ian's bound to get the job -- it's a foregone conclusion.• It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Tiger Woods would win the tournament.• But the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• Some commentators and businessmen have suggested that the successful privatization of the National Freight Corporation was a foregone conclusion.• The last three elections were all foregone conclusions.• For three more years, Masada continued to hold out, but its fall was a foregone conclusion.• They never had to plan their shared parenting; it was a foregone conclusion.• It is a foregone conclusion that the homosexual laws will not be reformed yet.• The result was a foregone conclusion.• But none of these is a foregone conclusion.• Do not be deterred from exercising your right of appeal by the belief that the outcome will be a foregone conclusion. → be a foregone conclusion at conclusion(2) 2 CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain, even though it has not happened yet 是预料中的结果；成为定局 The election result was a foregone conclusion. 选举结果已成定局。 Examples from the Corpus be a foregone conclusion• But the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.• Some commentators and businessmen have suggested that the successful privatization of the National Freight Corporation was a foregone conclusion.• For three more years, Masada continued to hold out, but its fall was a foregone conclusion.• They never had to plan their shared parenting; it was a foregone conclusion.• It is a foregone conclusion that the homosexual laws will not be reformed yet.• The result was a foregone conclusion.• But none of these is a foregone conclusion.• Do not be deterred from exercising your right of appeal by the belief that the outcome will be a foregone conclusion. → be a foregone conclusion at foregone conclusion(1)
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