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　

GRE TEM8

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

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。
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。
Some commentators have taken all this as a harbinger of full capital-account convertibility.
一些评论员将上述情况视为资本账户可完全兑换的先兆。然而这个可能性并不大。
Many sense Iraq is also a harbinger.
很多人的感觉是，伊拉克还预示着未来。
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。
The bullish message was reinforced a day later when NSN clinched a$ 7bn deal with Harbinger Capital Partners, a New York hedge fund, to build and operate a new fourth-generation US mobile network.
仅仅一天之后，这一乐观情绪又得到了加强&NSN与纽约对冲基金HarbingerCapitalPartners达成了一项70亿美元的交易，将一同在美国建设并运营一个新的第四代移动网络。
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。
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 sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。
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。