pros.pect
n.(名词)
Something expected; a possibility.
期待:被期望的某物;可能性
prospects
prospects
Chances.
机会
Financial expectations, especially of success.
展望:经济上的期望,尤指对于成功的
A potential customer, client, or purchaser.
可能的顾客:一个可能的顾客、委托人或购买者
A candidate deemed likely to succeed.
有希望的人:被认为很可能要成功的候选人
The direction in which an object, such as a building, faces; an outlook.
面向:物体(比如建筑)面对的方向;视野
Something presented to the eye; a scene:
风景:呈现在眼前的某物;风景:
例句:
a pleasant prospect.
一处悦目的风景
The act of surveying or examining.
考察:考察或调查的行为
The location or probable location of a mineral deposit.
有矿藏迹象处:有矿藏的地方或可能有矿藏的地方
An actual or probable mineral deposit.
矿石,矿藏:确实的或可能的矿藏
The mineral yield obtained by working an ore.
矿物:采矿所得的矿物
v.(动词)
pros.pect.ed,pros.pect.ing,pros.pects
v.tr.(及物动词)
To search for or explore (a region) for mineral deposits or oil.
探察:探求(矿藏等)或为发现矿藏而考察(一个地区)
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To explore for mineral deposits or oil.
探矿:勘探矿藏或石油
来源:
Middle English prospecte
中古英语 prospecte
from Latin prôspectus [distant view] [from past participle of] prôspicere [to look out]
源自 拉丁语 prôspectus [远处景观] [] 源自prôspicere的过去分词 [向外看]
prô- [forward] * see pro-
prô- [向前] *参见 pro-
specere [to look at] * see spek-
specere [看着] *参见 spek-