释义
🔑 fu·ture BrE /ˈfjuːtʃə(r) / NAmE /ˈfjuːtʃər / noun 🔑 the future [ sing. ] the time that will come after the present or the events that will happen then ◆ We need to plan for the future . ◆ What will the cities of the future look like ? ◆ The movie is set in the future . ◆ The exchange rate is likely to fall in the near future (= soon . ◆ What does the future hold ? 🔑 [ C ] what will happen to sb /sth at a later time ◆ Her future is uncertain . ◆ This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees . 🔑 [ sing. , U ] the possibility of being successful or surviving at a later time ◆ She has a great future ahead of her . ◆ I can't see any future in this relationship . futures [ pl. ] (finance 金融 goods or shares that are bought at agreed prices but that will be delivered and paid for at a later time ◆ oil futures ◆ the futures market the future [ sing. ] (grammar 语法 (also the ˌfuture ˈtense the form of a verb that expresses what will happen after the present ● in future 🔑 (BrE (NAmE in the future from now on ◆ Please be more careful in future . ◆ In future , make sure the door is never left unlocked . ● in the not too ˌdistant ˈfuture not a long time in the future but fairly soon ● for /in the foreseeable ˈfuture for /in the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen , based on the present circumstances ◆ The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable future . ◆ It's unlikely that the hospital will be closed in the foreseeable future (= soon . 🔑 fu·ture BrE /ˈfjuːtʃə(r) / NAmE /ˈfjuːtʃər / adjective [ only before noun ] taking place or existing at a time after the present ◆ future generations ◆ at a future date ◆ future developments in computer software ◆ He met his future wife at law school .
