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

• But others believe rising food prices are the harbinger of broader inflationary pressures created by the huge monetary stimulus China has embarked on during the past two years.
  但另一些人认为，食品价格上涨是全面通胀的前兆，而正是过去两年里中国实施的大规模货币刺激措施催生了通胀压力。
• Libya has been a harbinger.
  利比亚是一个前兆。
• 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。
• 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。
• These celebrations harbinger social harmony and amity and preach the lofty Jain motto Live and Let live.
  这些仪式预示着社会和谐，和睦，宣扬着崇高的耆那教教训生和放生。
• Many sense Iraq is also a harbinger.
  很多人的感觉是，伊拉克还预示着未来。
• If not its cause, others may wonder if the swooning equity market is the harbinger of economic distress.
  如果说股市暴跌不是经济萧条的元凶，那么人们可能想知道，它是否是经济低迷的先兆。
• 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。
• Harbinger of a new day.
  带来了崭新的一天。
• 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。