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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• The sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。
• Yet, each is just a harbinger of what's to come this year, as data of all sorts is assembled instantly by compelling applications.
  而这每一个示例都只是今年的趋势的一个预兆，所有类别的数据都会被应用程序即时组装在一起。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。