To foretaste something is to give people a small early taste of a bigger thing that is coming — a sign of something more important or more impressive later. We use it as a noun even more often: a foretaste of summer, a foretaste of the trouble ahead.

To foretaste something要foretaste某樣東西 是就是 to give people給人 a small early taste一個提早的小嚐 of a bigger thing更大的事情 that is coming即將到來的 — a sign一個徵兆 of something more important or more impressive later預示後面更重要或更精彩的事. We我們 use it用它 as a noun當名詞 even more often更常見: a foretaste of summer夏天的前奏, a foretaste of the trouble ahead前方麻煩的預兆.

The 'taste' here is usually not food. It is the feeling of meeting a little of something before the real thing arrives: the first warm day as a foretaste of summer, a short film as a foretaste of a long series.

The taste這裡的taste usually通常 here 是不是 not food食物. It它 是指的是 the feeling那種感覺 of meeting遇到 a little of something一點點的某樣東西 before在...之前 the real thing arrives真正的東西到來: the first warm day第一個溫暖的日子 as a foretaste of summer作為夏天的前奏, a short film一部短片 as a foretaste of a long series作為長篇系列的前奏.

It is a slightly literary, grown-up word. In everyday talk people more often say a taste of, a preview, or a sign of.

It它 是相當 a slightly literary, grown-up word文學性、成熟的字. In everyday talk在日常對話裡, people人們 more often say更常說 a taste of嚐一點, a preview預告, or或 a sign of一個徵兆.

Though actually, the verb is less common than the noun. Many careful speakers would rather say this small win is a foretaste of a bigger change than this small win foretastes a bigger change — both are possible, but the noun sounds more natural.

Though actually不過事實上, the verb這個動詞 是比 less common than較不常見, the noun名詞. Many careful speakers許多講究的人 would rather say寧願說 this small win這個小勝利 is a foretaste of a bigger change是更大改變的前奏, than而不是說 this small win foretastes a bigger change這個小勝利foretastes一個更大改變 — both兩種說法 都可以 are possible可以, but但是 the noun名詞 sounds聽起來 more natural更自然.