future /ˈfju:tʃə/ I. n.［u］ 1.将来，未来：What will be the future of China?中国的未来将会怎样? Future is full of hope.未来充满希望。in future = for the future 从今后：I shall look after her in future. 我从现在起开始一定照看她。 in the future将来(尤其指将来的某一时刻)：Do you wish to become a scientist in the future? 你将来想当科学家吗? No one knows what will happen in the future. 没人知道将来会发生什么事。 2.前途：Don’t be disappointed and you still have a bright future. 不要失望，你仍有光明的前途。‖II. adj. 将来的，未来的：believe in a future life 相信未来的生活；one’s future son-in-law未来的女婿