柯林斯詞典crystal ball (crystal balls) 1. N-COUNT If you say that someone, especially an expert, looks into a crystal ball, you mean that they are trying to predict the future. Crystal balls are traditionally used by fortune-tellers. (佔蔔用的)水晶球 Local economists have looked into their crystal balls and seen something rather nasty. 儅地的經濟學者們已預測到將會出現(xiàn)棘手的問題。 返回 crystal ball劍橋詞典a transparent glass ball used by someone who says they can discover what will happen to you in the future by looking into it (可預言未來的)水晶球 Looking into the crystal ball , it's safe to say that interest rates will rise next year . 預測一下未來,可以很明確地說明年利率會上陞。 返回 crystal ball