foretaste
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.
🗣️ 情景例句
You can take a seat now.
现在你找个座位坐下吧。
Quick! Seize that child before she falls down.
快!趁还没掉下去,快抓住那孩子。
There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities.