[] a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now预测;预报◆It is difficult to give an accurate forecast of sales.难以作出准确的销售预测。◆We have raised our forecast for growth by 2 per cent.我们已将增长预测值提高了 2%。◆Profits are in line with our previous forecast of €6.4 billion.利润与我们先前 64 亿欧元的预测吻合。⨁an economic / a financial forecast经济/财务预测⨁an earnings / inflation / a growth / profit / sales forecast收入/通货膨胀/增长/利润/销售预测⨁to give / make / provide a forecast作预测⨁to change / revise a forecast改变/修正预测⨁to increase / raise a forecast增加/提高预测值⨁to downgrade / lower / reduce a forecast调低/降低/减少预测值⨁to beat / exceed / meet / miss a forecast打破/超过/达到/未达到预测值cash-flow forecast