名词
1. John was excited by the prospect of owning his own boat.
约翰因将拥有自己的船而感到兴奋。
2. prospect的反义词
2. There's not much prospect of Mr Smith's being elected as Congressman.
史密斯先生被选为议员的希望不大。
3. Mrs.Smith said that her niece's prospects were ruined.
史密斯太太说她侄女的前途被毁了。
4. The prospect from the balcony was breathtaking.
从阳台上看去景色美极了。
1. 前景：西方读者在检视<<外交政策>>(FOREGN POLCY)与<<前景>>(Prospect)两个杂志所合办之世界首要公众知识分子的投票结果时,可能会发现一些新的名字. 而史无前例地,此次名单上的前十名都是穆斯林,其中有些名字还是在美国鲜少被听到的.
2. 展望：一年前,<<展望>>(Prospect)杂志举行民意调查挑选英国的前100名公共知识分子. 尽管这个行动是让人质疑的,不仅因为挑选谁排除谁,而且因为它天生的庸俗性. 这个结果无情的显示英国知识分子走向平庸的事实.
3. 预估：既有他个性上的,比如有时也喜欢爽快一些的生活(虽然平时也律己甚严),所以看到了海瓜子很自然想喝一点啤酒,解除一下日常的拘束. 还有他的预估(prospect)一定程度上不准确,可能是一种动机上的扭曲(内心部分解除自我意识的需要)......
1. 可能性；希望
If there is some prospect of something happening, there is a possibility that it will happen.
e.g. Unfortunately, there is little prospect of seeing these big questions answered...
不幸的是，几乎不可能看到这些重大问题得到回复。
e.g. The prospects for peace in the country's eight-year civil war are becoming brighter...
该国经历8年内战之后重归和平的前景正逐渐变得光明。
2. 期望中的事；将要发生的事；预期；展望
A particular prospect is something that you expect or know is going to happen.
e.g. They now face the prospect of having to wear a cycling helmet by law...
他们现在面临的情形是：不久将需要依法佩戴摩托车头盔。
e.g. After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.
晚饭后，他会架起脚来看书。想起来就让人愉快。
3. （尤指事业的）成功机会，前景，前途
Someone's prospects are their chances of being successful, especially in their career.
e.g. I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects.
我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。
e.g. ...a detailed review of the company's prospects.
对该公司前景的详细考查
4. 勘探；勘察
When people prospect for oil, gold, or some other valuable substance, they look for it in the ground or under the sea.
prospect的翻译
e.g. He had prospected for minerals everywhere from the Gobi Desert to the Transvaal...
他已在从戈壁沙漠到德兰士瓦的无数地方勘探过矿藏。
e.g. In fact, the oil companies are already prospecting not far from here.
事实上，石油公司已经在离此不远处进行勘探。