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.
The World Trade Center, an office building for over 1200 firms employing about 50,000 people, is even higher at 411 metres.
世界贸易中心要高得多,有411米。它是一座办公大楼,楼里有1,200多家公司,大约有5万雇员。
He waited until someone new joined the company and then began to steal.
他等待有人刚加入公司后才开始偷窃。
At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.