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

• It is the heralding of a new age of responsibilities.
  那预示着一个充满责任的新时期的开始。
• 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。
• You are heralding this era through conscious intention.
  你透过有意识的意想正在预报这个新时代。
• 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。
• 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。
• George Eliot and Willa Cather were two stellar novelists heralding a new era for woman writing in Anglo-American literature history.
  乔治·艾略特和薇拉·凯瑟是英语文学史上两位一流的小说家，预示着妇女写作的新时代。
• Morning colors of sunrise appeared on the horizon, heralding a new day of light blues, crimson reds and faded pinks.
  地平线上升起了早晨的阳光，预告着新的一天的到来，这是簇浅蓝色、深红色和浅粉色混合在一起的光。
• Ethel was the quintessentially next-door neighbor, in and out our back door several times a day. "Oo-hoo" was her heralding call.
  埃塞尔实际上就是我们的紧邻，每天总要从我们家的后门口来回好几次，嘴里发出“喔&哦”的声音。
• 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。
• But what he was heralding was not the death of the card, but the death of the contacts book.
  但他所预言的并不是名片的死亡，而是通讯录的死亡。