harbinger
n. 预言者,预兆
Something that is a harbinger of something else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen.
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。
1. an indication of the approach of something or someone
1. foreshadow or presage
The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.
布谷鸟预告春天的来临.
It was an ominous harbinger of species.
那是种不祥的预兆.
The cock is the harbinger of dawn.
雄鸡报晓.
The Paris Commune will be for ever celebrated as the glorious harbinger of a new society.
巴黎公社将永远作为新社会的光辉先驱受人歌颂.
Stagflation can be a harbinger of economic depression.
景气不好、通货膨胀可能是经济衰退的预兆.