adj.

将来的，未来的;[语法学]将来时的

n.

前途;期货;[美国俚语]未婚妻

1the future

[sing.]将来；未来
the time that will come after the present or the events that will happen then

We need to plan for the future.

我们需要为将来作好打算。

What will the cities of the future look like?

未来的城市会是什幺样子呢？

The movie is set in the future.

这部电影以未来为背景。

The exchange rate is likely to fall in the near future (= soon) .

汇率可能不久就要下跌。

What does the future hold?

未来将会如何？

2[C]未来的事；将来发生的事；前景

what will happen to sb/sth at a later time

Her future is uncertain.

她前途未卜。

This deal could safeguard the futures of the 2 000 employees.

这个协定可以保障2 000名雇员今后的生活。

3[sing.,U]前途；前程

the possibility of being successful or surviving at a later time

She has a great future ahead of her.

她前程远大。

I can't see any future in this relationship.

我看不出这个关係会有什幺前途。

4futures

[pl.](finance 财)期货
goods or shares that are bought at agreed prices but that will be delivered and paid for at a later time

oil futures

石油期货

the futures market

期货市场

5the future[sing.](grammar 语法)

alsothe future tense

（动词的）将来时，将来式， 未来式
the form of a verb that expresses what will happen after the present