foretaste
noun [ S ] uk/ˈfɔː.teɪst/ us/ˈfɔːr.teɪst/
预先的体验;预示;征象
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
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。