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
- Joyce also, before feminist forerunners, displays that gender is a matter of personal choice and social construction.
早在女权主义先驱者之前，乔伊斯就指出性别是个人选择和社会形成的综合产物。 - 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。 - 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。 - Grey hair has appeared in your sideburns, but you still look young in my eyes because you always keep abreast in the sea of wisdom with the forerunners of the day.
岁月的白发虽然爬上了您的两鬓，在我看来您却永远年轻，因为，在智慧的大海里，您始终与时代的先行者并驾齐驱。 - He was one of the forerunners of Santa Claus.
他是圣诞老人先行者的当中一个。 - These primitive predators, though dinosaur-like in appearance, are actually considered the forerunners of mammals.
这些原始的大鳄，虽然恐龙一样，在外观上，其实是考虑到先行者的哺乳动物。 - 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。 - He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.
他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。 - The alchemists were the forerunners of the scientists of today.
炼金术士是今日科学家的先驱。 - Both Mr Tsang and Mr Tang are tipped as forerunners in the race for the next chief executive.
曾荫权和唐英年都被视为下届特首的热门人选。