foretaste
UK ['fɔ:.teɪst] US ['fɔ:r-] noun only singular
■something that gives you an idea of what something else is like by allowing you to experience a small example of it before it happens 预先的体验；预示；征象•a foretaste of spring春天的气息 •The recent factory closures and job losses are just a foretaste of the recession that is to come.最近的工厂倒闭和失业只是即将到来的经济衰退的预示。 |