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future

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将来的,未来的将来,未来

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Future \Fu"ture\ (?; 135), a. [F. futur, L. futurus, used as
   fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See
   {Be}, v. i.]
   That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time
   after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the
   present.

   {Future tense} (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb
      which expresses a future act or event.

Future \Fu"ture\, n. [Cf. F. futur. See {Future}, a.]
   1. Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the
      future shall be as the present); collectively, events that
      are to happen in time to come. ``Lay the future open.''
      --Shak.

   2. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of
      prospective success or advancement; as, he had great
      future before him.

   3. (Gram.) A future tense.

   {To deal in futures}, to speculate on the future values of
      merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]

资料来源 : WordNet®

future
     n 1: the time yet to come [syn: {hereafter}, {futurity}, {time to
          come}] [ant: {past}]
     2: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
        [syn: {future tense}]
     3: bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for
        delivery at a specified future date

future
     adj 1: yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate
            him" [ant: {past}, {present(a)}]
     2: effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing
        for future employment opportunities"
     3: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president
        entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future
        actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without
        ulterior argument" [syn: {future(a)}, {later(a)}, {ulterior}]
     4: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next
        president" [syn: {future(a)}, {next}, {succeeding(a)}]
     5: a verb tense or other formation referring to events or
        states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"
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