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

• 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。
• The emergence of bigger and even more complex financial behemoths all too big to fail is a harbinger of crises to come.
  更大、甚至更为复杂的金融“巨兽”的出现都因太大而不会破产是危机将要来临的预兆。
• 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 shift of deposits and money out of Scotland this week is a harbinger.
  上周存款和资金流出苏格兰，就是一个兆头。
• 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。
• For the Maya, a smoking volcano wasn't always a harbinger of doom.
  对于玛雅人而言，一座冒烟的火山并不永远意味着厄运的凶兆。
• 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。
• And you can certainly take precautions to make sure that a runny nose is not the harbinger of a more serious disease.
  而且你必定可以采取预防措施来确认流鼻涕不是更严重的病的预兆。
• The sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。