harbinger

英 [ˈhɑːbɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈhɑːrbɪndʒər]

n.  (常指坏的)预兆，兆头
vt.  预告; 充做…的前驱

复数：harbingers　现在分词：harbingering　过去式：harbingered　第三人称单数：harbingers　过去分词：harbingered　

GRETEM8

BNC.20456 / COCA.16191

牛津词典

noun

• （常指坏的）预兆，兆头
  a sign that shows that sth is going to happen soon, often sth bad

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尤指不祥的）先兆，预兆
  Something that is aharbinger ofsomething else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen.
  1. The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.
     11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。

英英释义

noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  Synonym:forerunnerpredecessorheraldprecursor

verb

• foreshadow or presage
  Synonym:announceannunciateforetellherald

双语例句

• Whether the recent break is a harbinger of trouble will dominate debate in the short term.
  近日的突破是否预示着麻烦将至，这将成为短期内人们争论的热点。
• In the absence of policy change the credit squeeze could be regarded as a harbinger of a Chinese crash to come.
  如果没有政策上的变化，这场信贷紧缩可能会成为未来中国金融危机的预兆。
• An icy harbinger of doom, channeling runic power and delivering rapid weapon strikes.
  一位恶魔的先驱者，引导符文力量和给与快速的武器攻击。
• Nonetheless, researchers say, the test is a harbinger of things to come.
  虽然如此，研究者们称该测试是一个先驱。
• His exit is a harbinger of an impending reversal in the recent decline in CEO turnover rates.
  他的出局预示着，近来CEO流动率有所下降的局面即将出现逆转。
• Lu Xun will be for ever celebrated as the glorious harbinger of a new Chinese cultural movement.
  鲁迅将永远作为中国新文化运动的光辉先驱受人歌颂。
• Libya has been a harbinger.
  利比亚是一个前兆。
• The massive cloud that converges in the firmament above is a hulking harbinger of China's impending change.
  汇聚在天空中的大朵白云成为中国即将发生的变化的拙劣先兆。
• The sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。
• And you can certainly take precautions to make sure that a runny nose is not the harbinger of a more serious disease.
  而且你必定可以采取预防措施来确认流鼻涕不是更严重的病的预兆。