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小词详解 | herald
herald 英 [ˈherəld] 美 [ˈherəld]
But Chinese officials have been unnerved by the possibility that it could herald the start of a steeper slide.
不过中国官员对此却忧心忡忡,担心这预示着经济开始更急剧地下滑。
——《经济学人》The country has become the world's most populous, but there are doubts about whether that title heralds a growth in wealth and influence.
这个国家已经成为世界上人口最多的国家,但人们怀疑这个头衔是否预示着财富和影响力的增长。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] 预示(某事)即将发生
布谷鸟,春天的使者
the cuckoo, herald of spring如果本季的这第一部歌剧是一个信号,那么我们可以期待接下来的剧目会非常精彩。
If this first opera of the season is a herald of what is to come, we can expect great things.
这些谈判可能预示着一个新的和平时代的来临。
These talks could herald a new era of peace.
这份报告被宣称是未来运输的蓝图。
The report is being heralded as a blueprint for the future of transport.她的首张专辑已经在媒体上进行了大规模宣传。
Her debut album has been heralded by a massive media campaign.
Sight and scent became remarkably keen, while his hearing developed such acuteness that in his sleep he heard the faintest sound and knew whether it heralded peace or peril.
他变得十分敏感的视觉和嗅觉,他的听觉也飞速进步:睡梦中听到极其细微的一点声响,他便可以判断得知这声响预示着是平安还是凶险。
harbinger: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another presage: be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one) portend: be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen