predi·catenounBrE/ˈpredɪkət/NAmE/ˈpredɪkət/(grammar语法) apartofasentencecontainingaverbthatmakesastatementaboutthesubjectoftheverb, suchaswenthomeinJohnwenthome.谓语(句子成分,对主语加以陈述,如 John went home 中的 went home)➡ compareobjectnoun (4)
predi·cateverbpresent simple - I / you / we / theypredicateBrE/ˈpredɪkeɪt/NAmE/ˈpredɪkeɪt/present simple - he / she / itpredicatesBrE/ˈpredɪkeɪts/NAmE/ˈpredɪkeɪts/past simplepredicatedBrE/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/past participlepredicatedBrE/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪd/ -ing formpredicatingBrE/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˈpredɪkeɪtɪŋ/BrE/ˈpredɪkeɪt/NAmE/ˈpredɪkeɪt/(formal) [usually passive]~sthon/uponsthtobasesthonaparticularbelief, ideaorprinciple使基于;使以…为依据◆Democracyispredicatedupontheruleoflaw. 民主是以法治为基础的。~that… | ~sthtostatethatsthistrue表明;阐明;断言◆Thearticlepredicatesthatthemarketcollapsewascausedbyweaknessofthedollar. 这篇文章声言,市场的崩溃是美元疲软造成的。