Crystal ball
[ ['kristəl 'bɔ:l] ]
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n. （占卜用的）水晶球, 玻璃球, 预言未来的方法
📖 牛津释义
crystal ball
clear glass sphere in which future events can supposedly be seen 水晶球（据说可用以窥见未来情况的透明玻璃球）.
🧩 词语组成解析
ball
[bɔl]
n. 球;棒球（投手投出的）坏球;拇指球;舞会;
vt. 做成球状，使成团块;（指男性）和（女性）交媾（美式英语）;
vi. 呈球形，成团块;[美国俚语、口语]狂欢作乐，消遣;尽情作乐，尽情地玩;
🗣️ 情景例句
Thank you very much, But I guess I'd better do it myself.
谢谢你，但我想我最好还是自己做。
He didn't visit this country on the tour.
他在旅行中不拟访问这个国家。
But we do not need to send men down to get the oil out, as we must with other mineral deposits.
但是，我们不必像开采其他矿藏那样，把人送到地下去把石油取出。