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foretaste

UK //ˈfɔːteɪst//US //ˈfɔːrteɪst//

词源

源自中古英语 'foretasten',由 'fore-'(提前)和 'taste'(品尝)组成,字面意思是提前品尝。

noun

❶ 预先体验或感受某事物的机会或经历,通常指未来可能发生的事情或体验的初步印象。

“The warm weather gave us a foretaste of summer.”

(温暖的天气让我们提前体验到了夏天的感觉。)

“The first chapter is a foretaste of the exciting adventures to come.”

(第一章是对即将到来的精彩冒险的初步体验。)

同义词:preview, prelude, anticipation, sample, taste

verb

❶ 提前体验或感受某事物,通常指对未来可能发生的事情或体验的初步尝试。

“We foretasted the joy of victory by winning the first match.”

(通过赢得第一场比赛,我们提前体验到了胜利的喜悦。)

“She foretasted the challenges of parenthood by babysitting her nephew.”

(通过照顾她的侄子,她提前体验到了为人父母的挑战。)

同义词:preview, anticipate, sample, experience beforehand

常见短语

a foretaste of things to come — 对未来可能发生的事情的初步体验或预示。

“The new technology is a foretaste of things to come in the next decade.”

(这项新技术是对未来十年可能发生的事情的初步体验。)