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 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。
• In the absence of policy change the credit squeeze could be regarded as a harbinger of a Chinese crash to come.
  如果没有政策上的变化，这场信贷紧缩可能会成为未来中国金融危机的预兆。
• 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。
• 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。
• Libya has been a harbinger.
  利比亚是一个前兆。
• 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。
• His exit is a harbinger of an impending reversal in the recent decline in CEO turnover rates.
  他的出局预示着，近来CEO流动率有所下降的局面即将出现逆转。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。