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n. a foretaste of sth
指某事发生前的一点迹象或初步体验，常暗示后面还有更大或更完整的事。
The early snow was a foretaste of the harsh winter ahead.
这场早雪是严冬即将来临的预兆。
预尝；预示
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
预尝；预示
an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
The early snow was a foretaste of the harsh winter ahead.
这场早雪是严冬即将来临的预兆。
预先尝到的味道。
A taste beforehand.
预先品尝的样品；提前经历的经验。
A sample taken in anticipation; an experience undergone in advance.
The sudden cold wind was a foretaste of the winter that followed.
突如其来的寒风是随后那个冬天的预兆。
The preview gave us a foretaste of the movie's main theme.
预告片让我们初步感受了这部电影的主题。
She found in the old letters a foretaste of the life she had missed.
她在那些旧信中发现了自己错过的生活的先兆。
指某事发生前的一点迹象或初步体验，常暗示后面还有更大或更完整的事。
The early snow was a foretaste of the harsh winter ahead.
这场早雪是严冬即将来临的预兆。
这里的 give 表示“使……获得”，整个结构意为“让某人提前稍微体验某事物”。
The demo gave us a foretaste of the new software.
这次演示让我们预先体验了新软件。
动词 foretaste 意为“预先尝”或“提前体验”，在现代英语中较少见；名词用法更常用。
She foretasted the soup before serving it.
上菜前，她先尝了尝汤。
Not this
This gives us foretaste of changes to come.
Use this
This gives us a foretaste of changes to come.
foretaste 是可数名词单数，英语可数名词单数不能裸用，须带冠词 a/an/the；中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉 a。
Not this
This is just a foretaste for what will happen.
Use this
This is just a foretaste of what will happen.
foretaste 表示“某事的预尝/预示”时，固定搭配是 a foretaste of something，介词用 of，不用 for/about；of 引出所预示的内容。
Not this
The opening scene foretastes the ending.
Use this
The opening scene is a foretaste of the ending.
foretaste 作名词时才表示“预示、预兆”；作动词意为“预先尝到、先试”，不能当作“预示”的及物动词使用。表达“预示结局”要用 be a foretaste of，而不是把它当动词用。
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即将发生的事情的前兆
This early victory was a foretaste of things to come.
这场早期胜利预示着未来的成功。
让某人初步领略
The appetizer gave us a foretaste of the chef's cooking.
开胃菜让我们初步领略了这位厨师的手艺。
夏天的提前体验
The sunny afternoon was a foretaste of summer.
阳光明媚的下午让人提前感受到了夏天。
预先体会到
You can get a foretaste of the exhibition online.
你可以从网上预先体会一下这个展览。
自由的初步体验
The school trip gave the students a foretaste of freedom.
学校的旅行让学生们初步尝到了自由的滋味。
即将发生之事的预兆；对未来的初步体验
The early sales were a foretaste of things to come.
初期的销售情况预示着今后的业绩。
让某人初步体验某事；使某人预先尝到某事的滋味
The trailer gives you a foretaste of the movie's atmosphere.
这部预告片让你初步感受到电影的氛围。
初步体验到某事；预先尝到某事的滋味
During the internship, she got a foretaste of the legal profession.
实习期间，她初步体验了法律行业的工作。
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把 fore（前）和 taste（品尝）连在一起：在正式大餐前先尝一小口，就是 foretaste——提前体验未来的滋味。
语域：neutral 常见场景：formal writing、book/film reviews、news commentary 该词通常作名词，表示对即将发生之事的初步体验或预兆；本身语体中性，但多用于书面语或较正式场合，口语中较少见。
名词常用单数：a foretaste of sth；动词为及物，直接接宾语。
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