n (1) 将(未)来 (indefinite period of time yet to be;time that is to come) [U]：in the near/distant～在不远的/遥远的将来;at sometime in the～在将来某个时候;save money/have plans for the～为将来存钱/订计划;doctors of the～未来的医生;〖同〗futurity，tomorrow;〖反〗 past; 2) 前景(途) (future condition;esp of success or failure) [C]：the state's～这个国家的前途;have a very happy/great/brilliant/good～有一个很幸福/远大的/光明的/美好的未来;have not got much of a～没有多少成功的机会;The～of the project/the company is in doubt. 该项目/公司的前途仍不确定。Fortune-tellers claim to be able to tell the～. 算命人声称能够占卜吉凶。have a great～as a musician作为音乐家大有前途;Does the job have any～? 干这份工作有前途吗? 〖同〗outlook，prospect，opportunity，anticipation，expectation，hope;

(2) 将来成功或幸福的可能性 (chance of success or advancement) [U] [N(in)] (infml) (常用于疑问句，否定句中)：There's no～in the job/in trying to comfort her. 做这份工作/试图安慰她是不会成功的。

(3) (语法上)将来时态 ((grammar)verb form showing action，time，that is still to be，come，happen) [U，the～]：“Shall go” is the～of “go.” shall go是go的将来时态。

in future 以(今)后：Be more careful in～. 今后要更加小心。

adj (1) 未来的;将要发生的(that is to be or come here after) [作attrib]：sb's～husband/job/prospects/plans某人未来的丈夫/工作/前途/计划;～events/date/generations将要发生的事件/未来的日期/未来的几代人;a～life来世;〖反〗 past，former，previous;

(2) (语法上)表示将来行动或状态的动词形式的 (designing a tense or other verb formation that refers to events or states in time to come)：the～tense/perfect将来时/将来完成时;

→ ′futureless adj 无前途的;前途渺茫的;′futurism n 未来派(主义);′futurist n 未来派艺术家;未来主义者;′futurity n 未(将)来