herald

noun

1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

Synonym: harbingerforerunnerpredecessorprecursor

2. (formal) a person who announces important news

e.g. the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet

Synonym: trumpeter

verb

1. praise vociferously

e.g. The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein

Synonym: acclaimhail

2. greet enthusiastically or joyfully

Synonym: hail

3. foreshadow or presage

Synonym: announceannunciateharbingerforetell

1. 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.

e.g. ...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
e.g. 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。

2. 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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e.g. 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。
e.g. For her, it was the herald of summer.
对她来说，这是夏天来临的前奏。

3. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

4. （古时的）传令官，使节
In former times, a herald was a person who delivered and announced important messages.

1. 先驱：他表示,他也接到短讯通知,即天主教会的周报<>(Herald) 面对更新准证问题,有关周报被告知别出版马来文部分作为更新准证的条件.

2. 使者：二十世纪五十年代的贡国,轿车品牌的风格大都很英国化,轿车取名都诸如威斯敏斯物(Westminster)、剑桥(Cambridge)、使者(Herald)、牛津(Oxford)之类. 就在此时福特Cortina进入英国. Cortina是一个充满拉丁韵味的名字,