Her caustic remark gave him a foretaste of her anger. 她的刻薄话使他预感到她的愤怒。
foretaste
[ noun ] an early limited awareness of something yet to occur <noun.cognition>
Foretaste \Fore"taste`\, n. A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.
Foretaste \Fore*taste"\, v. t. 1. To taste before full possession; to have previous enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.
2. To taste before another. ``Foretasted fruit.'' --Milton.
The protracted and still ongoing review of the agreement, something called for every five years, is probably a foretaste of things to come through 1991.
If actions speak louder than words, Japan's soft-pedaling of the Thai coup may be a foretaste of what lies ahead as Japan begins fulfilling its oft-repeated vow to play a more active political role in Asia.