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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   herald

   • IPA[ˈherəld]

   美式

   • n.
     an official messenger bringing news.；a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen
   • v.
     be a sign that (something) is about to happen；acclaim

   • noun: herald, plural noun: heralds

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an official messenger bringing news.
   • 2. a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen they considered the first primroses as the herald of spring 同義詞 harbinger, sign, indicator, indication, signal, ... 更多prelude, portent, omen, augury, forewarning, presage, announcer, forerunner, precursor, messenger, usher, avant-courier, literaryforetoken
   • 3. historical an official employed to oversee state ceremony, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and to make proclamations, carry ceremonial messages, and oversee tournaments. 同義詞 messenger, courier, bearer of tidings, proclaimer, announcer, ... 更多crier, town crier

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. be a sign that (something) is about to happen the speech heralded a change in policy 同義詞 signal, indicate, announce, point to, spell, ... 更多presage, augur, portend, promise, prefigure, foreshadow, foretell, usher in, show in, pave the way for, open the way for, be a harbinger of, be a forerunner, be a precursor of, precede, come before, rareforebode, foretoken, betoken, harbinger
   • ▪ acclaim the band has been heralded as the industrial supergroup of the '90s