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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

      verb

      双语例句

      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Many sense Iraq is also a harbinger.
        很多人的感觉是,伊拉克还预示着未来。
      • Libya has been a harbinger.
        利比亚是一个前兆。
      • 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?