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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。
• 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。