harbinger的过去式

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

1. foreshadow or presage

1.（尤指不祥的）先兆，预兆
Something that is aharbinger of something else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen.

harbinger

e.g. The November air stung my cheeks, aharbinger of winter.
11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。

• The mad daughter of the mad father was come as harbinger of doom.

  出自：L. Garfield

• The first few pimples, harbingers of messy manhood.

  出自：J. Updike

• The star that harbingers a glorious day.

  出自：Southey