詞彙精選：prospect的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
指望，預期，盼望的事物(+of) [U]
例句：
They flinched from the prospect of starting again in a new place.
他們不願指望在一個新的地方重新開始。
例句：
They have no prospect of a third to cheer a long evening.
他們不指望再有第三個人來消磨這漫長的夜晚了。
（成功的）可能性，前景，前途
例句：
I see no prospect of his recovery.
我看不出他有痊癒的可能性。
例句：
I was excited at the prospect of going abroad.
我對出國的可能性感到興奮。
景象，景色；視野 [C]
例句：
A magnificient prospect of mountain peaks and lakes
山峯和湖泊的壯麗景色。
例句：
The prospect from the balcony was breathtaking.
從陽臺上看去景色美極了。
【美】可能成爲主顧的人；有希望的候選人 [C]
例句：
John was excited by the prospect of owning his own boat.
約翰因將擁有自己的船而感到興奮。
例句：
She's a good prospect for the British team.
她很有可能被選入英國隊.
v.
勘探；勘察
例句：
Look, they are already prospecting there.
看，他們已經在那裏進行勘探。
例句：
They went there to prospect for gold.
他們去那兒勘探金礦。
找礦，勘探(+for)
例句：
Today professional geologists prospect for oil.
如今職業地質學家勘探石油。
例句：
They are prospecting for the oil in the desert.
他們正在沙漠裏勘探石油。
（指礦）有（開採）希望
二、詞義辨析：
expectation,hope,outlook,prospect
這些名詞都有“期望，指望”之意。expectation指期待某事發生或假設某事能發生，多含揣想的意味。hope通常指建立在願望基礎上的期待。這種期待有可能發生或實現，但也可能相反。outlook多指根據徵兆或分析對要發生的事情的願望或預料。prospect與outlook的含義相近，但側重對成功、利潤和舒適生活等方面的期待。
三、參考例句：
The prospect is cheerful.
前景樂觀。
The prospect of failure scares me rigid.
一想到失敗我就嚇得身體發僵。
The prospect from the balcony was breathtaking.
從陽臺上看去景色美極了。
The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded.
破產的危險已經下降了。
Today professional geologists prospect for oil.
如今職業地質學家勘探石油。
The prospect of another war appalled us.
想到有可能發生另一場戰爭，我們不寒而慄。
The prospect of bankruptcy beetled over him.
破產的前景威脅着他。
They went there to prospect for gold .
他們去那兒勘探金礦。
A formidable prospect lies ahead of him.
他的前景令人憂懼。
I see no prospect of his recovery.
我看不出他有痊癒的可能性。
