forerunners
英 [ˈfɔːˌrʌnəz]
美 [ˈfɔˌrʌnərz]
n. 先驱; 先行者; 预兆; 前兆
forerunner的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 先驱;先行者;预兆
If you describe a person or thing as theforerunnerofsomeone 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 - 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。
- ...a machine which, in some respects, was the forerunner of the modern helicopter...
双语例句
- Abraham, he declared, and Jesus Christ were his forerunners.
他宣布，亚伯拉罕和耶稣基督是他的先驱。 - He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.
他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。 - They were the forerunners of the medieval serfs.
他们是中世纪农奴的前辈。 - It was the first tale of time travel, and it is considered one of the forerunners of the science fiction genre.
这是第一次时间旅行的故事，它被认为是先行者的科幻小说流派。 - Dissatisfied with the inadequate data of Vitruvius and their own Italian forerunners, they disregarded tradition in favour of an experience supported by the accurate observation of nature.
他们对维特鲁威以及他们意大利的前辈所有的不充分的数据很不满意，于是无视那种喜欢对自然准确观察而产生经验的传统。 - Based on the forerunners research, the author of this paper deems that Xiwangmu had the three categories: that is, the person who was present in history;
本文在前人研究的基础上，论证西王母有三类：一是历史上确曾存在过的人； - Once the Finns settled, they may have erected underground sweat houses, forerunners of the savusauna.
芬兰人定居以后，可能就建了地下发汗室，也就是传统的烟熏桑拿的前身。 - Therefore no one will disappear, except perhaps for a few forerunners who are necessary to clear the path for the rest to follow.
因此没有人会消失，除非有可能一些必要的先驱者需要清除路径好让他人跟随。 - The revolutionary forerunners are immortal; their brilliant revolutionary deeds and noble qualities will forever be engraved on our memory.
革命先烈永垂不朽，他们光辉的革命业绩和崇高的品质将永远铭刻在我们的记忆中。 - Belgium and Uruguay are two diminutive countries that have maximized their advantages through inclusiveness, and of which Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Germany the quartet of forerunners for this year's title will rightly be wary.
比利时和乌拉圭这两个袖珍之国因为包容性最大限度地增强了自己的实力，巴西、阿根廷、西班牙和德国这四个本届杯赛的夺冠大热门肯定会对他们特别小心。