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
- For the Maya, a smoking volcano wasn't always a harbinger of doom.
对于玛雅人而言,一座冒烟的火山并不永远意味着厄运的凶兆。 - The shift of deposits and money out of Scotland this week is a harbinger.
上周存款和资金流出苏格兰,就是一个兆头。 - Libya has been a harbinger.
利比亚是一个前兆。 - Yet, each is just a harbinger of what's to come this year, as data of all sorts is assembled instantly by compelling applications.
而这每一个示例都只是今年的趋势的一个预兆,所有类别的数据都会被应用程序即时组装在一起。 - 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。 - The emergence of bigger and even more complex financial behemoths all too big to fail is a harbinger of crises to come.
更大、甚至更为复杂的金融“巨兽”的出现都因太大而不会破产是危机将要来临的预兆。 - Harbinger of a new day.
带来了崭新的一天。 - Sany is not a typical Chinese company, but it is a harbinger of things to come.
三一重工不是一家典型的中国企业,但它代表着未来的方向。 - A stronger dollar has historically proved to be the harbinger of turmoil in the developing world.
传统上,美元走强被证明是发展中国家陷入动荡的预兆。 - 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。