预料 yùliào to forecast
to forecast; to anticipate; expectation
How to remember 预料: 预 in advance + 料 ingredients = to forecast.
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How it is used
- To foresee/anticipate; expectation - 出乎预料 (chūhū yùliào) contrary to expectation, 不出所料 (bù chū suǒ liào) just as expected.
- About predicting how things will turn out; often in fixed phrases about (un)expected outcomes.
- Vs 预测 (yùcè, to forecast with data/method): 预料 is more everyday judgment of what's likely.
Example sentences
- 汤姆预料这会发生。 Tāngmǔ yùliào zhèhuì fāshēng.Tom expected this to happen.