herald

英 [ˈherəld]

美 [ˈherəld]

v.  是(某事)的前兆; 预示; 宣布(好或重要)
n.  预兆; (旧时的)信使，传令官，使者

过去式：heralded　过去分词：heralded　第三人称单数：heralds　复数：heralds　现在分词：heralding　

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牛津词典

verb

• 是（某事）的前兆；预示
  to be a sign that sth is going to happen
  1. These talks could herald a new era of peace.
     这些谈判可能预示着新的和平时代的来临。
• 宣布（好或重要）
  to say in public that sb/sth is good or important
  1. The report is being heralded as a blueprint for the future of transport.
     这份报告被宣称是未来运输的蓝图。

noun

• 预兆
  something that shows that sth else is going to happen soon
  1. The government claims that the fall in unemployment is the herald of economic recovery.
     政府宣称失业人数减少是经济复苏的先兆。
• （旧时的）信使，传令官，使者
  (in the past) a person who carried messages from a ruler

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.

英英释义

noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  Synonym:harbingerforerunnerpredecessorprecursor
• (formal) a person who announces important news
  1. the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
  Synonym:trumpeter

verb

• praise vociferously
  1. The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
  Synonym:acclaimhail
• greet enthusiastically or joyfully
  Synonym:hail
• foreshadow or presage
  Synonym:announceannunciateharbingerforetell

双语例句

• And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.
  我为这福音奉派作传道的，作使徒，作师傅。
• A herald will proclaim the new king immediately the old one dies.
  传令官将在老国王去世后立刻宣告新国王。
• He had the important manner of an official herald.
  他像个神气十足的官方传令官。
• To the editor, New York herald.
  寄给纽约先驱报的编辑。
• Miami Herald photographer Patrick Farrell captured the harrowing images of the victims of Haiti in 2008.
  迈阿密先驱报摄影师帕特里克·法雷尔拍摄了2008年海地人民遭受苦难的照片。
• The Miami Herald's critic was granted eight weeks 'severance pay.
  《迈阿密先驱报》（MiamiHerald）的评论家得到了8周遣散费。
• If a 26-year-old sends elaborately punctuated text messages, does this herald the end of an era?
  如果一名26岁的年轻人发送短信时，标点符号都费心推敲过，这是否预示着一个时代的终结？
• The Sydney Morning Herald said she would announce a leadership ballot for Monday.
  《悉尼先驱晨报》（TheSydneyMorningHerald）称，吉拉德将宣布下周一举行领导人投票。
• He's a reporter from "the herald".
  他是《先驱报》的记者。
• If Copenhagen is the moment that defines the new multipolar world, it could herald a chaotic future.
  如果说哥本哈根会议将定义新的多极世界，那么它预示的可能是一个混乱的未来。