heralding

英 [ˈherəldɪŋ]

美 [ˈherəldɪŋ]

v.  是(某事)的前兆; 预示; 宣布(好或重要)
herald的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预告;预示…的来临
  Something thatheraldsa future event or situation is a sign that it is going to happen or appear.
  1. ...the sultry evening that heralded the end of the baking hot summer...
     预示着炙热的夏天即将结束的闷热夜晚
  2. Their discovery could herald a cure for some forms of impotence.
     他们的发现可能预示着为某些类型的阳痿找到了医治方法。
• N-COUNT 预兆
  Something that is aherald ofa future event or situation is a sign that it is going to happen or appear.
  1. I welcome the report as a herald of more freedom, not less...
     我认为这份报告预示着会有更多、而不是更少的自由，因此对它表示欢迎。
  2. For her, it was the herald of summer.
     对她来说，这是夏天来临的前奏。
• VERB 宣布;报告…的消息
  If an important event or actionis heralded bypeople, announcements are made about it so that it is publicly known and expected.
  1. Janet Jackson's new album has been heralded by a massive media campaign...
     珍妮·杰克逊的新专辑已经在媒体上进行了大规模宣传。
  2. Tonight's clash between Real Madrid and Arsenal is being heralded as the match of the season.
     今晚皇家马德里队和阿森纳队之间的对决被称为本赛季最重要的比赛。
• （古时的）传令官，使节
  In former times, aheraldwas a person who delivered and announced important messages.

双语例句

• Wholesale US petrol prices yesterday hit the key$ 2 a gallon mark for the first time since October, having risen 80.4 per cent this year, and heralding an increase in petrol cost which could hit consumer confidence.
  美国批发汽油价格昨日触及每加仑2美元，这是自去年10月份以来首次达到这一关键价位。美国批发汽油价格今年已上涨80.4%，引发汽油零售价上升，有可能打击消费者信心。
• After the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl, the NFL was stuck with thousands of T-shirts heralding the Pittsburgh Steelers as champs.
  绿湾包装工队赢得超级碗冠军后，NFL手里就积压了大量宣传匹兹堡钢人队得冠军的T恤。
• While heralding micro satellites as a revolution in aerospace, Chinese experts said China had treated the development of super small satellites as an important way to serve economic growth and benefit mankind by using space technologies.
  在为航空领域这一革命欢呼的同时，中国科学家们说超小卫星技术是他们通过空间技术促进经济增长，造福于民的一个重要途径。
• For years, experts have predicted a shake-out with the fervour and inaccuracy of cult members heralding the next messiah.
  多年来，专家们一直在预测会出现一场大洗牌，其预测的狂热和不准确，堪比异教信徒推介下一个救世主。
• Waking to the dawn chorus was an especial joy as night faded and the sky grew light heralding a brand new day.
  当夜色褪去，醒来就听到清晨鸟语是一件特别快乐的事。天空放亮，预示着崭新的一天开始了。
• Heralding a new school of art, architecture and design in Weimar, Germany, he declared that this new building "will one day rise towards heaven as the crystalline symbol of a new and coming faith".
  他扬言，“有朝一日，新建筑会像即将来临的新信仰的水晶象征一样，冉冉升上天堂”，这宣告着德国魏玛艺术、建筑和设计新流派的诞生。
• At irregular intervals of two to seven years, the waters of the central Pacific warm up, heralding inclement weather throughout the southern hemisphere.
  无规律地间隔二至七年，中央太平洋的海水温度就会升高，预示着南半球严酷的天气的到来。
• The washing line is a banner of sorts heralding the increasing popularity of jobs in the service sector among the young Chinese migrant workers who staff the factories that dominate the manufacturing heartland in southern China.
  服务业工作在中国年轻打工者中越来越受欢迎，这从晾衣绳上晾晒的制服中可见一斑。而在位于中国南方的制造业中心，为打工者提供最多工作岗位的还是一家家工厂。
• The move to prepayment makes a reduction of supplies to Ukraine increasingly likely, heralding the third gas war between the two countries in eight years and threatening deliveries to Europe.
  改为预付费方式加大了对乌克兰供应量降低的可能性，预示着两国间将出现8年内的第三次天然气之战，并可能会威胁到对欧洲的天然气供应。
• It is the heralding of a new age of responsibilities.
  那预示着一个充满责任的新时期的开始。