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harbinger n.先驱；预兆v.预示；作先驱 (1) 鸡啼报晓。(2) 布谷鸟预告春天的来临。 The appearance of a ghost is often thought of as a harbinger of death. Middle English herbergere is from Old French herbergeor "host," from herberge "camp, shelter," a word ultimately borrowed from a Germanic language.

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英 ['hɑːbɪndʒə(r)] 美 ['hɑːrbɪndʒər] (1) The crowing of the cock is a harbinger of dawn.(2) The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring. A harbinger is something that comes before and that shows what will follow in the future. The robin is a harbinger of spring––its presence means spring is coming soon. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤指不祥的）先兆，预兆 Something that is a harbinger of something else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen.   [usu N of n]  [LITERARY 文]The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。

英语单词	harbinger
英美音标	英 ['hɑːbɪndʒə(r)] 美 ['hɑːrbɪndʒər]
中文释义	n.先驱；预兆 v.预示；作先驱
英语例句	(1) The crowing of the cock is a harbinger of dawn. (2) The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.
中文例句	(1) 鸡啼报晓。 (2) 布谷鸟预告春天的来临。
vocabulary简明	A harbinger is something that comes before and that shows what will follow in the future. The robin is a harbinger of spring––its presence means spring is coming soon.
vocabulary扩展	The appearance of a ghost is often thought of as a harbinger of death. Middle English herbergere is from Old French herbergeor "host," from herberge "camp, shelter," a word ultimately borrowed from a Germanic language.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（尤指不祥的）先兆，预兆 Something that is a harbinger of something else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen. [usu N of n] [LITERARY 文] The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter. 11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。

Harbinger 英 Hɑːbɪndʒə(R)] 美 Hɑːrbɪndʒər N.先驱；预兆 V.预示；作先驱 Crowing Cock