Definition
To understand or predict future events or trends by interpreting current signs or indications.
預測未來趨勢
The analyst carefully studied the market data, trying to read the runes of the future economic trends.
分析師仔細研究了市場數據，試圖解讀未來經濟趨勢的跡象。
In times of political upheaval, observers try to read the runes of how events might unfold.
在政治動盪時期，觀察者試圖解讀事件可能如何發展的跡象。
She carefully observed the team's atmosphere, trying to read the runes of whether the proposal would be accepted.
她仔細觀察了團隊的氛圍，試圖解讀提案是否會被接受的跡象。