foregone

动词 forego:

1. be earlier in time; go back further
   同义词：predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate

形容词 foregone:

1. well in the past; former
   同义词：bygone, bypast, departed, gone

1. It was a foregone conclusion Newcastle would beat Chelsea in the Cup Final.
   在争夺足协锦标赛中，纽卡斯尔队会击败彻尔西队，那是预料中的必然结果。
2. The outcome of the election is a foregone conclusion.
   选举结果已在预料之中。

foregone
v.（动词）

Past participle of forego
forego的过去分词
adj.（形容词）

Having gone before; previous.
过去的；以前的

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Past participle of forego
forego的过去分词