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

• The Internet is already heralding a new era of centralization.
  互联网已经预示了一个全新的中心化时代即将到来。
• 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。
• According to legend, the birth of Confucius was prophesied by a unicorn who gave his mother a jade tablet heralding his destiny.
  传说中，孔子的出生之前，有麒麟献玉书，上面预言了孔子的命运。
• The composition is very characteristic of Tateishi's artworks and can be regarded as heralding the super-flat aesthetics that prevail in Contemporary Japanese art.
  构图仍然是立石艺术品的一大特色，可被视为日本当代艺术所流行的超平面美学的先驱。
• Streaks of faint light were rising, heralding a new day.
  几道淡淡的晨曦正在升起，预示新的一天的来临。
• Some have seen this flurry of activity as a "scientific revolution", heralding the beginning of the modern age.
  有的人认为，这样急速的变革是一次「科学的革命」，预示著近代的开始。
• When the mountains are covered with snow in winter, the peach trees here do begin to bud, heralding the coming of spring to the Peach Flower Valley.
  当冬天大雪封山的时候，这里的桃花含苞待放，最早为桃花谷带来春天的信息。
• 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。
• Faculty members and students, in 1949 when the College of Europe was established, the People's Republic of China was founded, heralding a new historical era in development of the Chinese nation.
  就在欧洲学院成立的1949年，中华人民共和国成立了，中华民族的发展从此开启了新的历史纪元。
• 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。