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
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.- 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 November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.
英英释义
noun
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
verb
- foreshadow or presage
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - But if foreign earnings have helped US multinationals stave off a fall in profitability, the question is whether the current reliance on the rest of the world is just a cyclical phase or the harbinger of a transformation in corporate America.
但如果说海外收入帮助美国的跨国企业避免了利润率的下降,那么现在的问题是,当前对世界其它地方的依赖究竟只是一个周期性阶段,还是美国企业界变革的预兆? - 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。