[VERB 动词]预告；预示…的来临 Something that heralds a future event or situation is a sign that it is going to happen or appear.
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...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
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]预兆 Something that is a herald of a future event or situation is a sign that it is going to happen or appear.
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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。
For her, it was the herald of summer.
对她来说，这是夏天来临的前奏。
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[VERB 动词]宣布；报告…的消息 If an important event or action is heralded by people, announcements are made about it so that it is publicly known and expected.
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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。
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（古时的）传令官，使节 In former times, a herald was a person who delivered and announced important messages.
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her·ald/ˈherəld; NAmEˈherəld/
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heraldheraldsheraldedheraldingverb( formal) 1heraldsth to be a sign that sth is going to happen 是（某事）的前兆；预示◆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。2heraldsb/sth (as sth) [often passive ]to say in public that sb/sth is good or important 宣称（…是好的或重要的）◆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。noun1something that shows that sth else is going to happen soon 预兆◆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。2(in the past) a person who carried messages from a ruler （旧时的）信使，传令官，使者her·ald/ˈherəld; NAmEˈherəld/
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heraldher‧ald1 /ˈherəld/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to be a sign of something that is going to come or happen soon: A flash of lightning heralded torrential rain. Flashing blue lights heralded the arrival of the police.2to say publicly that someone or something will be good or importantbe heralded as something When it opened, the hospital was heralded as a new way forward in nursing care.
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1[countable] someone who carried messages from a ruler in the past2herald of something a sign that something is soon going to happen: a bowl of daffodils, the first bright heralds of spring
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