predictable /prɪˈdɪktəbəl/ adjective Learner's definition of PREDICTABLE
[more predictable; most predictable]
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: capable of being known before happening or being done可预测的；可预见的 -
The results of the study were completely predictable. [=the results were exactly what we guessed or expected they would be]这个研究结果与我们料想的完全一样。
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They did their work at a steady and predictable rate.他们以稳定、预想的速度展开工作。
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She writes novels with very predictable plots.她写的小说情节都很好预料。
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: behaving in a way that is expected不出所料的；墨守成规的 — predictability
/prɪˌdɪktəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount] — predictably
/prɪˈdɪktəbli/ adverb -
They work quickly and predictably.他们工作迅速并能达到预期效果。
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It was a predictably bad movie. [=it was not surprising that the movie was bad]不出所料，这是一部烂片。
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Predictably [=as you would expect], he denied knowing anything about the scandal.正如所料，他否认对这个丑闻知情。