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- mass noun the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring未来事件发生的可能性：
there was no prospect of a reconciliation
没有和解的可能性
count noun some training which offered a prospect of continuous employment.能提供连续就业前景的培训。
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- in sing. a mental picture of a future or anticipated event预期, 展望, 前景：
this presents a disturbing prospect of one party government.
这展现出令人不安的一党制政府的前景。
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- （一般作prospects）chances or opportunities for success or wealth（成功或发财的）机会, 可能性; 前途, 前景：
the poor prospects for the steel industry.
钢铁工业渺茫的前景。
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- a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer client, etc.可能成功的人; 潜在主顾; 潜在客户：
Norwich's unbeaten heavyweight prospect.
诺里奇的战无不胜的有希望夺冠的重量级拳手
clients deemed likely prospects for active party membership.
被看作有可能成为积极党员的对象。
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- a place likely to yield mineral deposits潜在矿藏或矿床。
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- an extensive view of landscape景象, 景色, 视野：
a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary.
能把河口的壮观景色尽收眼底的视角。
no obj.
1- search for mineral deposits in a place, especially by means of experimental drilling and excavation勘探, 勘察：
the company is also prospecting for gold.
该公司也在勘探金矿。
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prospect for
search for; seek寻找, 搜寻; 寻求：many charities are prospecting for new donors.
许多慈善机构都在寻求新的捐赠者。
派生词
prospectless
adjectiveprospector
noun词源
late Middle English (as a noun denoting the action of looking towards a distant object)： from Latin prospectus 'view'，from prospicere 'look forward'，from pro- 'forward'+specere 'to look'. Early use，referring to a view of landscape，gave rise to the meaning 'mental picture' （mid 16th cent.），whence 'anticipated event'.