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

• Many sense Iraq is also a harbinger.
  很多人的感觉是，伊拉克还预示着未来。
• 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。
• Harbinger of a new day.
  带来了崭新的一天。
• Without that change, the resolution of this crisis can only be the harbinger of the next.
  不做出这一改变，这场危机的解决只能预示着下一场危机的到来。
• 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。
• Still, France's left is casting the results from Sunday's vote as a harbinger of two bigger elections next year-for the presidency and lower house.
  尽管如此，星期天的投票预示着法国的左派在明年两个更大的选举成绩，这两个选举就是总统选举和国民议会选举。
• Indeed, the public's rush into inflation-protected government bonds may be a harbinger of a future rise in inflation expectations.
  事实上，目前通胀保值政府债券受到公众热捧，可能就是未来通胀预期上升的一个预兆。
• 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。
• 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。