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| /ˈprɒfɪt/ |
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| 1 | C according to some religions, a man sent by God to lead people and teach them their religious beliefs （某些宗教中，神派来引导人们、传授宗教信仰的）先知，神使 | | 1a | Muhammad, the founder of Islam 穆罕默德（伊斯兰教的创始人） | | |
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| 2 | C someone who supports an idea or principle and tries to persuade others to support it （思想或原则的）支持提倡者，宣扬者 | + of He has been described as the new prophet of monetarism. 他被描绘成货币主义的新提倡者。 | |
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| 3 | the Prophets plural the parts of the Bible that tell about future events 《先知书》（《圣经》中预言未来的部分） | | 3a | the Jewish holy men who wrote about these events 写《先知书》的犹太圣人 | | |
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| - | prophet of doom/disaster
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| someone who has a very negative view of life and thinks that only bad things will happen |
| （对人生持极端消极看法，认为只会发生坏事的）厄运/灾难预言者 |
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