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
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.- 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。
- The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.
英英释义
noun
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
verb
- foreshadow or presage
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。