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

• There is an assumption in many parts of the world that the "crisis of capitalism" represented by the freezing up of the financial system will accelerate the long-term geopolitical shift, heralding the decline of us power and European influence.
  在世界上许多地方，有一种假设认为，以金融体系冻结为代表的“资本主义危机”，将加快长期的地缘政治变迁，开启美国实力和欧洲影响力的衰落进程。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。