音标：['herәld]
n. 使者, 传令官, 先驱
vt. 预报, 宣布, 传达, 欢呼
在线英汉词典

herald的短语、例句：

herald n 1 (formerly) person who made important announcements and carried messages from a ruler （旧时）传令官, 使者, 信使. 2 person or thing that announces or shows that sb/sth is coming 报信者; 先兆
In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring. 在英国, 杜鹃鸟预告春天的来临. 3 (Brit) official who keeps records of families that have coats of arms (coat) 司宗谱纹章的官员. herald, v [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (in) announce the approach of sb/sth 宣布某人[某事物]即将来临
This invention heralded (in) the age of the computer. 这项发明宣告了计算机时代的到来.