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单词 foretaste
释义 foretaste
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English fortaste, foretaste, from for-, fore- fore- + taste
1. : something that serves to indicate or warn of what is to come
 < the air held a foretaste of rain >
2. : a taste or trial in advance : a small anticipatory sample
 < those brilliant February days that sometimes come as a foretaste of spring >
 < a journey like this was only a foretaste, too rewarding not to be repeated — Van Wyck Brooks >
II. \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English fortasten, foretasten, from for-, fore- fore- + tasten to taste — more at taste
: to taste beforehand : have a foretaste of : anticipate
 < foretasting his discharge from the army on a weekend pass >
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