heralding

英 [ˈherəldɪŋ]

美 [ˈherəldɪŋ]

v.  是(某事)的前兆; 预示; 宣布(好或重要)
herald的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预告;预示…的来临
  Something thatheraldsa future event or situation is a sign that it is going to happen or appear.
  1. ...the sultry evening that heralded the end of the baking hot summer...
     预示着炙热的夏天即将结束的闷热夜晚
  2. Their discovery could herald a cure for some forms of impotence.
     他们的发现可能预示着为某些类型的阳痿找到了医治方法。
• N-COUNT 预兆
  Something that is aherald ofa future event or situation is a sign that it is going to happen or appear.
  1. I welcome the report as a herald of more freedom, not less...
     我认为这份报告预示着会有更多、而不是更少的自由，因此对它表示欢迎。
  2. For her, it was the herald of summer.
     对她来说，这是夏天来临的前奏。
• VERB 宣布;报告…的消息
  If an important event or actionis heralded bypeople, announcements are made about it so that it is publicly known and expected.
  1. Janet Jackson's new album has been heralded by a massive media campaign...
     珍妮·杰克逊的新专辑已经在媒体上进行了大规模宣传。
  2. Tonight's clash between Real Madrid and Arsenal is being heralded as the match of the season.
     今晚皇家马德里队和阿森纳队之间的对决被称为本赛季最重要的比赛。
• （古时的）传令官，使节
  In former times, aheraldwas a person who delivered and announced important messages.

双语例句

• Wholesale US petrol prices yesterday hit the key$ 2 a gallon mark for the first time since October, having risen 80.4 per cent this year, and heralding an increase in petrol cost which could hit consumer confidence.
  美国批发汽油价格昨日触及每加仑2美元，这是自去年10月份以来首次达到这一关键价位。美国批发汽油价格今年已上涨80.4%，引发汽油零售价上升，有可能打击消费者信心。
• At irregular intervals of two to seven years, the waters of the central Pacific warm up, heralding inclement weather throughout the southern hemisphere.
  无规律地间隔二至七年，中央太平洋的海水温度就会升高，预示着南半球严酷的天气的到来。
• The move to prepayment makes a reduction of supplies to Ukraine increasingly likely, heralding the third gas war between the two countries in eight years and threatening deliveries to Europe.
  改为预付费方式加大了对乌克兰供应量降低的可能性，预示着两国间将出现8年内的第三次天然气之战，并可能会威胁到对欧洲的天然气供应。
• Waking to the dawn chorus was an especial joy as night faded and the sky grew light heralding a brand new day.
  当夜色褪去，醒来就听到清晨鸟语是一件特别快乐的事。天空放亮，预示着崭新的一天开始了。
• When the mountains are covered with snow in winter, the peach trees here do begin to bud, heralding the coming of spring to the Peach Flower Valley.
  当冬天大雪封山的时候，这里的桃花含苞待放，最早为桃花谷带来春天的信息。
• But what he was heralding was not the death of the card, but the death of the contacts book.
  但他所预言的并不是名片的死亡，而是通讯录的死亡。
• Streaks of faint light were rising, heralding a new day.
  几道淡淡的晨曦正在升起，预示新的一天的来临。
• The Internet is already heralding a new era of centralization.
  互联网已经预示了一个全新的中心化时代即将到来。
• Faculty members and students, in 1949 when the College of Europe was established, the People's Republic of China was founded, heralding a new historical era in development of the Chinese nation.
  就在欧洲学院成立的1949年，中华人民共和国成立了，中华民族的发展从此开启了新的历史纪元。
• According to legend, the birth of Confucius was prophesied by a unicorn who gave his mother a jade tablet heralding his destiny.
  传说中，孔子的出生之前，有麒麟献玉书，上面预言了孔子的命运。