herald

verb

/ˈherəld/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they herald	/ˈherəld/ /ˈherəld/
he / she / it heralds	/ˈherəldz/ /ˈherəldz/
past simple heralded	/ˈherəldɪd/ /ˈherəldɪd/
past participle heralded	/ˈherəldɪd/ /ˈherəldɪd/
-ing form heralding	/ˈherəldɪŋ/ /ˈherəldɪŋ/

herald something to be a sign that something 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。
- She felt a dull ache in her right temple, heralding a migraine.她感到右太阳穴隐隐作痛，预示着偏头痛。
- Bringing the baby home heralds the start of a very different lifestyle.把婴儿带回家预示着一种非常不同的生活方式的开始。
- Voices and footsteps outside heralded their return.外面的说话声和脚步声预示着他们回来了。
[often passive] to say in public that somebody/something is good or important宣称（…是好的或重要的）
- be heralded (as something) 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。

词源Middle English: from Old French herault (noun), herauder (verb), of Germanic origin.

noun

/ˈherəld/

something that shows that something 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。
- I think of primroses as the heralds of spring.我认为樱草花是春天的使者。
(in the past旧时) a person who made announcements and carried messages from a ruler（旧时的）信使，传令官，使者

词源Middle English: from Old French herault (noun), herauder (verb), of Germanic origin.