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forerunner n.先驱；祖先；预兆；[体育]赛前试滑滑道的人 (1) 他是这个反抗运动的先驱者。(2) 孙中山先生是中国革命的先驱。(3) 青霉素是现代抗生素的先导。(4) 盎格鲁撒克逊语是现代英语的祖先。(5) 道德败坏是这个民族衰落的先兆。 The prefix fore- in forerunner is a clue that this word has to do with things that came before. A forerunner is someone from the past who preceded someone today, making new things possible. In the NBA, players like Wilt Chamberlain were forerunners of centers who played later. Early, gigantic computers were forerunners of today's sleek sophisticated computers. George Washington was a forerunner of every US president who has served since. Make sure to thank forerunners for paving the way for the rest of us slackers.

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英 ['fɔːrʌnə(r)] 美 ['fɔːrʌnər] (1) He was the forerunner of the resistance.(2) Mr. Sun Yat sen is the forerunner of the Chinese revolution.(3) Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.(4) Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.(5) Moral corruption is the forerunner of the nation's decline. A forerunner is someone or something that came before and paved the way for something today. Rotary phones were forerunners of today's complex cell phones. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.   [oft N of n]...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。

英语单词	forerunner
英美音标	英 ['fɔːrʌnə(r)] 美 ['fɔːrʌnər]
中文释义	n.先驱；祖先；预兆；[体育]赛前试滑滑道的人
英语例句	(1) He was the forerunner of the resistance. (2) Mr. Sun Yat sen is the forerunner of the Chinese revolution. (3) Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics. (4) Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English. (5) Moral corruption is the forerunner of the nation's decline.
中文例句	(1) 他是这个反抗运动的先驱者。 (2) 孙中山先生是中国革命的先驱。 (3) 青霉素是现代抗生素的先导。 (4) 盎格鲁撒克逊语是现代英语的祖先。 (5) 道德败坏是这个民族衰落的先兆。
vocabulary简明	A forerunner is someone or something that came before and paved the way for something today. Rotary phones were forerunners of today's complex cell phones.
vocabulary扩展	The prefix fore- in forerunner is a clue that this word has to do with things that came before. A forerunner is someone from the past who preceded someone today, making new things possible. In the NBA, players like Wilt Chamberlain were forerunners of centers who played later. Early, gigantic computers were forerunners of today's sleek sophisticated computers. George Washington was a forerunner of every US president who has served since. Make sure to thank forerunners for paving the way for the rest of us slackers.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]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. [oft N of n] ...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 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。

Forerunner Modern Today's Things 英 Fɔːrʌnə(R)] 美 Fɔːrʌnər N.先驱；祖先；预兆；[体育]赛前试滑滑道的人