harbinger
英 ['hɑːbɪndʒə]
美 ['hɑrbɪndʒɚ]
- n. 先驱；前兆；预告者
- vt. 预告；充做…的前驱
助记提示
1. harbor, harbour => *harbenger => harbinger. on model of messenger, passenger.
2. "one sent ahead to arrange lodgings or shelter or harbour" (for a monarch, an army, etc.)
3. => forerunner.
双语例句
- 1. The crow of the cock is a harbinger of dawn.
- 鸡啼报晓.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.
- 布谷鸟预告春天的来临.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The cock is the harbinger of dawn.
- 雄鸡报晓.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. 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。
来自辞典例句
- 5. I am afraid I am not altogether a harbinger of good.
- 恐怕我还不是个传布佳音的天使.
来自辞典例句
