herald

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++her·ald1 /ˈherəld/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  1  SHOW/BE A SIGN OFto be a sign of something that is going to come or happen soon 预示…的发生 A flash of lightning heralded torrential rain. 一道闪电预示着暴雨即将来临。 Flashing blue lights heralded the arrival of the police. 闪烁的蓝色灯光预示警察就要到达。2  SAY/STATEto say publicly that someone or something will be good or important 公开称赞be heralded as something When it opened, the hospital was heralded as a new way forward in nursing care. 该医院开业时被誉为护理业向前迈进的新的一步。→ See Verb table

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herald• His prosecution perhaps heralds an end to the systematic corruption that has stained this government's reputation.• Taxol has been heralded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment.• Taxol has been heralded as a breakthrough in cancer treatment.• What changes do the attacks herald for everyday life in the US?• Years ago in Los Angeles, she mailed out wedding announcements to herald its purchase.• In February, the first storks arrive, heralding spring.• Among numerous accomplishments, he ushered in the Jazz Age and heralded the fabled Harlem Renaissance.• To dread the slightest sneeze or cough that might herald the onset of polio or tuberculosis.• The sound of bagpipes heralded the return of the hometown hero.• The eventual interracial mix will herald the success of that process.be heralded as something• The party continued well into the early hours and was heralded as a great success by all.• The opening of the £133m Manchester Metrolink in April was heralded as the new age of the tram.

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herald2 noun  1. [countable]SHBO someone who carried messages from a ruler in the past 〔古时的〕传令官2  herald of something SHOW/BE A SIGN OFa sign that something is soon going to happen 某事的预兆 a bowl of daffodils, the first bright heralds of spring 一盆水仙花，春天的第一个鲜明的预兆

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herald• And they, the despised and rejected of the earth, were both its beneficiaries and its heralds.• Henry despatched his royal herald, Rouge Croix, in return.• No one wants to be the bearer of bad tidings, or the herald of impending doom.• Gandhi the general, Tagore the herald.• As children, she and her sister Ruth had reckoned the first outing to pick primroses as the true herald of spring.nThe HeraldHerald, The  n → see Glasgow Herald, TheOrigin herald2 (1300-1400) Old French herault

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herald

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her‧ald¹ /ˈherəld/ verb [transitive]
1. to 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.
2. to say publicly that someone or something will be good or important
    be heralded as something
    When it opened, the hospital was heralded as a new way forward in nursing care.

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herald² noun1. [countable] someone who carried messages from a ruler in the past
2. herald of something a sign that something is soon going to happen:
    a bowl of daffodils, the first bright heralds of spring