prospects 的英式音标为 /ˈprɒspekts/,美式音标为 /ˈprɑːspekts/,作为名词时,它是 prospect 的复数形式,基本含义包括“前景;前途;成功的机会;可能性;景色”等,也可作动词,意为“勘探;寻找”。
prospect 作名词表示“前景、前途”时,常用复数形式 prospects。have a reasonable prospect of doing sth 和 have no prospect of doing sth 是正式书面英语用法。作为动词时,有“勘探(矿藏)、寻找”等意思,其第三人称单数形式为 prospects。
career prospects:职业前景、职业前程
future prospects:未来展望
trade prospects:贸易前景
development prospects:发展远景
bleak prospects:前景黯淡
good prospects:有希望
have boundless prospects:前途无量
splendid prospects:前程似锦
A rich harvest is in prospect.(丰收在望。)
I see little prospect of an improvement in his condition.(我看他的情况没有什么改进的希望。)
What do you think about the marketing prospect?(你觉得市场前景怎么样?)
The prospect from the balcony was breathtaking.(从阳台上看去景色美极了。)
They went there to prospect for gold.(他们去那儿勘探金矿。)
He has good prospects.(他大有前途。)
The ever-bright prospects of mankind(人类光明的前景)
I had no job, no education, and no prospects.(我没有工作,没有受过教育,也没有前途。)
The company's prospects look good.(这家公司的前景看起来不错。)
There is little prospect of a settlement in the dispute.(这场纠纷几乎没有解决的可能。)
在实际使用中,要根据具体语境判断 prospects 的含义和用法,熟练掌握其短语搭配和例句,能更好地理解和运用这个词汇。你还知道哪些包含 prospects 的常用表达呢?