crystal ball

1. N-COUNT If you say that someone, especially an expert, looks into a crystal ball, you mean that they are trying to predict the future. Crystal balls are traditionally used by fortune-tellers. (佔(zhàn)蔔用的)水晶球

Local economists have looked into their crystal balls and seen something rather nasty. 儅地的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)者們已預(yù)測(cè)到將會(huì)出現(xiàn)棘手的問題。