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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1724 COCA: 2323

prospect

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pros·pect1 /ˈprɒspekt $ ˈprɑː-/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]FUTURE the possibility that something will happen 可能性；希望
prospect of doing something
 I see no prospect of things improving here.
我看这里的情况不可能改善。
 There is every prospect (=a strong possibility) of the weather remaining dry this week.
本周天气很有可能持续干燥。
prospect for
 There are good prospects for growth in the retail sector.
零售行业有很好的发展前景。
prospect that
 There’s a real prospect that England will not qualify for the World Cup.
英格兰队很有可能进不了世界杯决赛。
► see thesaurus at future
2  [singular] a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the future – used especially when you want to talk about how you feel about it 很可能发生的事情；必定发生的事情；前景〔尤用于谈论对事情的感受〕
prospect of
 The prospect of marriage terrified Alice.
想到要结婚，艾丽斯害怕极了。
 Greeks face the prospect of new general elections next month.
下个月希腊人面临新的大选。
 He relishes the prospect of a fight.
他渴望一场战斗。
daunting/exciting etc prospect 可怕的/激动人心等的前景
be excited/alarmed/concerned etc at the prospect (of something)
 She wasn’t exactly overjoyed at the prospect of looking after her niece.
想到要照看侄女，她并不怎么高兴。
3  prospects [plural]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY chances of future success 将来成功的机会，前途，前程
 I had no job, no education, and no prospects.
我没有工作，没受过什么教育，前途渺茫。
job/career prospects
 Job prospects for graduates don’t look good.
毕业生的就业前景看上去不妙。
Examples from the Corpus
job/career prospects• Candidates who have the most formal education and who are willing to relocate should have the best job prospects.• A course can increase confidence, career prospects or simply be enjoyable - all of which will never be regretted.• And what of poor women whose male acquaintances have few job prospects and therefore may make unstable partners?• The motivations of the middle-aged housewife or the young man with good career prospects who joined Militant, remained unexplored.• Suddenly there are hundreds of people just waiting to improve her career prospects!• Although several generations of Gunters have called Cannon County home, the lack of local job prospects has profoundly discouraged him.• This would have the two-fold effect of lowering pupil achievement as well as adversely affecting staff career prospects.• Many students now choose to complete an apprenticeship and then pursue a university degree to improve their job prospects.
4. [countableC]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a person, job, plan etc that has a good chance of success in the future 有前途的人[工作，计划等]
5  in prospect formalFUTURE likely to happen in the near future 可能即将发生的
 A new round of trade talks is in prospect.
可能即将举行新一轮的贸易会谈。
Examples from the Corpus
in prospect• A new round of trade talks are in prospect.
6. [countableC usually singular] formalDN a view of a wide area of land, especially from a high place 〔尤指从高处看到的〕景象，开阔的景观，景色
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a particular event which will probably or definitely happen in the future – used especially when you want to talk about how you feel about it
adjectives
daunting (=frightening in a way that makes you not feel confident)
It is a pretty daunting prospect, being on stage for forty minutes.
terrifying
Driving through London in a strange car was a terrifying prospect.
gloomy/grim/bleak
Many Britons face the grim prospect of having their home repossessed.
exciting
We were to be her guardians. This was an exciting prospect.
attractive
A journey of that length was not an attractive prospect.
verbs
face the prospect (of something)
Now they face the prospect of unemployment.
relish the prospect (of something) (=enjoy the thought of it very much)
She would have to speak to him. She didn’t relish the prospect.
dread the prospect (of something) (=feel very worried about it)
I dread the prospect of staying here while you’re away.
phrases
be excited/thrilled/delighted etc at the prospect (of something)
I was excited at the prospect of going to Washington.
be alarmed/appalled/upset etc at the prospect (of something)
She was secretly appalled at the prospect of being looked after by her aunt.
Examples from the Corpus
prospect• Prospects for a peace settlement in the region are not very hopeful at the moment.• I hope I never have to have a brain operation - it must be an appalling prospect.• How would you view your career prospects?• In distant prospect I look forward to them greatly, as a break from the monotonous, lonely routine of writing.• There is every prospect of an economic recovery next year.• a fine prospect of the valley below• Wilder is considered a good prospect for the next election.• Job prospects for college graduates this spring don't look good.• He had no job and no prospect of getting one.• You can't marry a man with no job and no prospects!• Ironically, the message of all this activity is that the market is intensely worried about Saatchi's prospects.• He now had some buildings to show prospects.• But that possibility is faint, and the prospects of another large employer ever using the site are even more remote.• I had read a great deal about Professor Chomsky and I felt very excited at the prospect of meeting him.• Even a few years earlier, the prospect of radical change in the Roman Catholic Church was virtually unimaginable.• We are facing the prospect of a very hard winter.• These problems alone would not make the prospects for the straight forward treatment of deictic sentences within truth-conditional semantics look very hopeful.• The prospect of putting weapons in space is frightening to many people.• The prospects for peace are improving.
real prospect• Without action by government, donors and trade partners, collapse is a real prospect.• With hopes of unity in the Western Cape there is a real prospect of international rugby once again this season.• After the text recapture Black has no real prospects of attack along the f-file while his central pawn structure becomes curiously inflexible.• What then are the real prospects for multimedia having a serious impact on school education?
be excited/alarmed/concerned etc at the prospect (of something)• Personally, I was excited at the prospect of participating in a real blood-and-guts battle against a prohibitive odds-on favorite.• I was excited at the prospect of living in Seoul again and writing about my native place full-time.
pro·spect2 /prəˈspekt $ ˈprɑːspekt/ verb [intransitiveI]  
1  LOOK FORto examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc 勘探，勘察〔以寻找金、银、石油等矿藏〕 → prospector
prospect for
 The company is prospecting for gold in Alaska.
那家公司正在阿拉斯加勘探金矿。
2  to look for something, especially business opportunities 寻找〔尤指商业机会〕
prospect for
 salesmen prospecting for new customers
寻找新客户的推销员
Examples from the Corpus
prospect• Okioc has been forced to defend its prospecting by calling in experts to look at the seal deaths.• John St.Clair spent hours prospecting for gold, and was rewarded with some bright literary nuggets.• It felt challenging and risky, like prospecting for gold.• Increased tin and gold metal prices from 1980 onwards encouraged prospecting for these commodities.• They need your help about everything from prospecting to how to get along with their administrative assistant.
From Longman Business Dictionary
prospectpros·pect1 /ˈprɒspektˈprɑː-/ noun
1[countableC, uncountableU] a possibility that something which you hope for will happen soon
prospect of
There is little real prospect of significant economic growth.
2prospects [plural] chances of future success
prospects for
firms offering the best prospects for increasing productivity, profitability, and expansion
In Singapore, investors remain optimistic about prospects for the economy.
3[singular] something that is possible or is likely to happen in the future
prospect of
The prospect of still higher unemployment as growth slows is causing great concern.
4[countableC] a person, job, plan etc that has a good chance of success in the future
Radio is an exciting prospect: the forthcoming deregulation of the industry and an expected boom in advertising revenues is finally making the City take notice.
5[countableC]MARKETING someone who is not a customer yet, but may become one in the future
Mercedes-Benz has kept its reputation by reminding prospects that its vehicles are ‘engineered like no other car in the world.’
prospectpro·spect2 /prəˈspektˈprɑːspekt/ verb [intransitiveI]
to examine an area of land or water, in order to find gold, silver, oil etc
prospect for
Anglo-United was prospecting for gold in the area in the early eighties.
—prospector noun [countableC]
The government has given gold prospectors access to more than a million acres of forest land.
Origin prospect1
(1400-1500) Latin prospectus, from the past participle of prospicere “to look forward”
pros·pect1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1pro·spect2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1724 COCA: 2323
prospect

noun¹

 1chance that sth will happen可能性；希望ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROSPECT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤realistic, reasonable現實的／合情合理的期望▸➤immediate近期的可能性VERB + PROSPECT➤have有可能▸➤offer給予希望PREPOSITION➤in prospect即將發生的◇Major developments are in prospect for the company.公司可望有大的發展。➤prospect of sth⋯的可能◇There is little prospect of any improvement in the weather.天氣幾乎沒有好轉的可能。
prospect

noun²

 2idea of what may/will happen可能或將要發生的事ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROSPECT ADJECTIVE➤attractive, exciting, intriguing有吸引力的／令人興奮的／誘人的前景▸➤bleak, daunting暗淡的／令人沮喪的前景➤frightening, scary可怕的／恐怖的前景VERB + PROSPECT➤be excited at, relish, welcome對前景感到興奮；喜歡前景◇I don't relish the prospect of having to share an office.一想到將來要和別人共用一間辦公室我就感到不快。➤dread恐懼前景▸➤be faced with, face面臨前景➤consider考慮前景➤raise提升前景
prospect

noun³

 3prospects chances of being successful成功的可能性ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROSPECTS | PROSPECTS + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤bright, excellent, exciting, good光明的前途；美好的前途▸➤limited, poor有限的機會；暗淡的前途▸➤future, long-term前程；遠景▸➤development, economic, growth發展／經濟／增長前景▸➤career, employment, job, promotion (especially BrE) (usually prospects for promotion in NAmE) 事業前景；就業前景；工作前途；晉升機會▸➤election, electoral, re-election獲選的機會；重新當選的機會➤survival生存前景VERB + PROSPECTS➤have有前途▸➤offer (sb)給予（某人）成功的機會◇This position offers excellent promotion prospects.這一職位有極好的晉升機會。➤boost, enhance, improve增加成功的機會；改善前景◇Getting the right qualifications will enhance your employment prospects.取得一些適當的資格證明將大大提高你的就業機會。➤blight, damage, diminish, ruin, wreck毀掉前程；破壞前景▸➤assess, examine, review衡量成功的可能性；分析前景；重新考慮前景PROSPECTS + VERB➤improve前景改善PREPOSITION➤with prospects, without prospects有前途；無前途◇At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no prospects.25 歲的他是一個沒有工作、沒有前途的樂師。➤prospects for⋯的前景◇Long-term prospects for the economy have improved.長遠的經濟前景已有所改善。➤prospects of⋯的前景◇Their prospects of employment look better than last year.他們的就業前景看起來好於去年。
prospect

noun⁴

 4sb/sth likely to be successful有可能成功的人或事ADJECTIVE➤bright, hot, top極可能成功的人➤new, young新秀；有希望的年輕人◇a list of the hot new prospects on the literary scene文壇上一連串炙手可熱的新秀
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1724 COCA: 2323
prospect noun
⇨ idea 1 (an exciting prospect) ⇨ possibility (no prospect of peace) ⇨ potential (career prospects)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1724 COCA: 2323
prospect
The possibility that something will happen: possibility, chance, probability...
Relating to the future: future, potential, prospect...
Opportunities: opportunity, chance, choice...
General words relating to jobs and work: a good/smart/clever career move, appointment, background...
Successful person: success, achiever, success story...
Shoppers and customers: adopter, browser, buyer...
Views and landscapes: view, scene, sight...
Mining and quarrying: coal, coalface, coalfield...

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