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

• Mistrust of the government making this request could be the harbinger even the cause of national decline.
  不信任提出这种请求的政府，可能成为国家衰落的先兆（甚至是原因）。
• 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。
• 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 sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。