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foretaste

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foretaste为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:foretasted 过去分词:foretasted 现在分词:foretasting 第三人称单数:foretastes

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fore-=before 变化型 for-

foretaste


/'fɔ:teɪst; `fɔr,test/
n ~ (of sth) small experience of sth before it actually happens; sample (在某事物到来之前的)浅尝; 样品
*a foretaste of the fierce conflict to come 对未来的激烈冲突先尝到的滋味.

foretaste


n
be a foretaste of sth
to be a sign of something more important, more impressive etc that will happen in the future
 Two spectacular wins at the start of the season were a foretaste of things to come .