harbinger是什么意思？

harbinger

英[ˈhɑ:bɪndʒə(r)] 美[ˈhɑrbɪndʒə(r)]

• n. 预言者，预兆；
• vt. 预告，充做…的前驱；

复数：harbingers;

第三人称单数：harbingers;

过去式：harbingered;

过去分词：harbingered;

现在分词：harbingering;

例句

• The cock is the harbinger of dawn. 雄鸡报晓.
• The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring. 布谷鸟预告春天的来临.
• Money held by households and firms is contracting - a harbinger of disinflation and slump. 家庭和商户所持有的现金在缩水,这预示着通货紧缩和经济萧条.
• The crow of the cock is a harbinger of dawn. 鸡啼报晓.
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （尤指不祥的）先兆，预兆
  Something that is a harbinger of something else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  预言者,预兆
  The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring. 布谷鸟预告春天的来临。 The crow of the cock is a harbinger of dawn. 鸡啼报晓。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an indication of the approach of something or someone
• Verb
  1. foreshadow or presage