forerunner

美 [ˈfɔːrʌnər]英 [ˈfɔːrʌnə(r)]
  • n.先驱;先行者;前兆;预兆

复数: forerunners

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noun

先驱;先行者;预兆;前兆
a person or thing that came before and influenced sb/sth else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen

Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll.

乡村音乐无疑是摇滚乐的先导之一。

forerunner

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 先驱;先行者;预兆
    If you describe a person or thing as the forerunner of someone or something similar, you mean they existed before them and either influenced their development or were a sign of what was going to happen.

    ...a machine which, in some respects, was the forerunner of the modern helicopter...

    在某些方面成为现代直升机前身的机器

noun

1
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Synonym: harbinger predecessor herald precursor
2
a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
Synonym: precursor
3
anything that precedes something similar in time
phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience
Synonym: antecedent

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  1. She is a forerunner of the modern women 's movement .

    她是现代妇女运动的先驱。

  2. This view can be considered the forerunner of nutritional science in China .

    可以将这种观点认为是中国营养科学的先驱。

  3. Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll .

    乡村音乐无疑是摇滚乐的先导之一。

  4. Some respiratory symptoms can be the forerunners of asthma .

    一些呼吸道症状可能是哮喘病的先兆。

  5. The European Economic Community is the forerunner of the European Union .

    欧洲经济共同体是欧盟的前身。

  6. He was the forerunner of the resistance .

    他是这个反抗运动的先驱者。

  7. Virginia woolf , an English woman writer , is the forerunner of feminism .

    英国女作家弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫是女性主义文学理论的开山鼻祖。

  8. Heavy clouds are the forerunners of a storm .

    阴云密布是暴风雨的前兆

  9. High quality product , come from mature technique and forerunner to process .

    高品质的产品,来源于成熟的技术和先进的加工。

  10. Theory and practice on developing forerunner marketing structure

    发展先导型商品流通结构的理论与实践

  11. Imagination is forerunner and base of performance of art and production .

    想象是艺术表演、创作的先导和基础。

  12. Lu Xun : A Forerunner of Science Aesthetic Education in Modern China

    中国现代科学美育的先驱者

  13. The Hunan Security Bureau became the forerunner of the Chinese police system .

    湖南保卫局的成立为这一制度落户中国开了先河。

  14. This organization was the forerunner of the Chinese Sociology Community .

    该学会就是中国社会学社的前身。

  15. This activity could be thought of as a forerunner to data warehousing .

    可将该活动看作是数据仓库的先驱活动。

  16. A new servovalve is introduced , its forerunner uses a simple mechanical control method .

    介绍了一种新型的机液控制伺服阀,该阀的先导级采用了简单的机械控制方式。

  17. Little did they know that they were the forerunners for modern agriculture ?

    他们并不知道自己是现代农业的先驱。

  18. Innovative Educational View & Forerunner of Implementing Innovative Education

    创新教育观是实施创新教育的先导

  19. Integrate China design class , and to be the forerunner of " Create in China " .

    整合中国设计界,以健康的姿态,做“中国创造”的领跑者。

  20. Basic research is the forerunner and headspring of all the progress of technology .

    基础科学研究是一切科技进步的先导和源泉。

  21. The joint-stock company was the forerunner of the modern corporation .

    股份公司是现代企业的先驱。

  22. We will make technology our forerunner , and combine good resources and develop to multiple directions .

    我们将以科技为先导,综合优质资源向多元化方向发展。

  23. National Hi-tech Industrial Parks and Their Orientation as the Leading Forerunner in Market

    关于国家级高新技术产业园区开发的市场先导功能定位论证

  24. And compare it with the methods of forerunner .

    并和前人的方法进行综合性比较。

  25. Energy Sources , materials and information related science are forerunners and supporters of the new technology revolution .

    能源、材料、信息科学是新技术革命的先导和支柱。

  26. A forerunner of those vehicles , though , is already being developed and tested .

    不过这类飞机的先驱机型目前已在开发及测试中。

  27. The great forerunner of communism Marx said , labor is the primary need .

    劳动是一首歌,每一次收获都有好听的音符。

  28. On the Modernity of Cultural Personality of the Forerunners of May 4th Movement

    论五四先驱文化人格的现代性

  29. These are to be the forerunners for your new galactic society .

    对于你们这些新的银河成员,早就有了先行者。

  30. Germany 's green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout europe .

    德国的绿党据说是全欧洲诸环境保护团体的先驱。

pioneer forerunner innovator 【导航词义:先驱】
pioneer v. 先驱,先锋
〔辨析〕

指在某事物发展初期的重要人物,其思想或理论得到后人的发展或完善。

〔例证〕

He was a pioneer in the field of mathematics.

他是数学领域的先驱者。

Who is the pioneer of computer animation?

谁是计算机动画的先驱?

forerunner v. 先驱,先导
〔辨析〕

多指某事物或某组织的前身。

〔例证〕

What was the forerunner of the modern computer?

现代计算机的前身是什么?

The European Economic Community is the forerunner of the European Union.

欧洲经济共同体是欧盟的前身。

innovator v. 革新者,创新者
〔辨析〕

指发起变革、引入新思想的人或机构。

〔例证〕

The young technical innovator didn't lose heart despite several failures.

这位年轻的技术创新者并没有因为几次失败而灰心。

This hospital is known as an innovator for its research on tumor.

这家医院因其在肿瘤方面的研究而被称为革新者。