foretaste

英 ['fɔːteɪst] 美 ['fɔːrteɪst]

• n. 预示；预尝
• v. 先尝；试吃；先试

英英释义

Noun:

1. an early limited awareness of something yet to occur

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The air held a foretaste of a storm.
   天气有要括大风的迹象。
2. The briny air gave a foretaste of the nearby sea.
   咸空气是快近海的前兆。
3. Her caustic remark gave him a foretaste of her anger.
   她的刻薄话使他预感到她的愤怒。

经典引文

• This volume..can offer only a foretaste of the riches that are promised when the whole project is complete.

  出自：Review of English Studies

• Saints thus Celestial Joys fore-taste.

  出自： T. Ken

近反义词

【近义词】

• sample 样品
• token 象征
• indication 指示
• example 例子
• taste 味觉
• taster 尝味道者
• preview 预审
• insight 洞察力