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precursor

英 [priˈkɜːsə(r)]

美 [priˈkɜːrsər]

n.  先驱; 先锋; 前身

复数:precursors 

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Collins.1 / BNC.10361 / COCA.9664

牛津词典

    noun

    • 先驱;先锋;前身
      a person or thing that comes before sb/sth similar and that leads to or influences its development

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 先驱;先锋;前身
        Aprecursorof something is a similar thing that happened or existed before it, often something which led to the existence or development of that thing.
        1. Real tennis, an ancient precursor of the modern game, originated in the eleventh century...
          室内网球,现代网球运动的古老前身,起源于11世纪。
        2. He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.
          他说该笔交易不应该被看作是合并的前兆。

      英英释义

      noun

      • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
          Synonym:harbingerforerunnerpredecessorherald
        1. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
            Synonym:forerunner
          1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

            双语例句

            • But whether scientific cooperation can become a precursor for political collaboration is less evident.
              但是科学合作是否能成为政治合作的一个先兆,这并不明显。
            • Hobbes is a precursor of modern positivism and analytical jurisprudence.
              霍布斯是现代实证主义法学和分析法学的先驱。
            • Comparing the ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone can then indicate whether testosterone or a precursor has been taken.
              因此测定睾酮与表睾酮的比例,能够反映出(运动员)是否服用了睾酮或者它的前体药物。
            • This prediction was based on a number of geophysical observations of precursor events as well as abnormal animal behavior.
              除了对地震前兆的地球物理现象观察,这次地震的准确预测还要多亏对动物异常活动的观察。
            • They alter the way it cleaves amyloid precursor protein.
              它们改变了这个酶切割淀粉样蛋白前体的方式。
            • In plant cells the principal precursor of alanine, as well as leucine and valine, is pyruvate.
              植树细胞中丙氨酸和亮氨酸、缬氨酸的主要前体是丙酮酸。
            • Papain-catalyzed synthesis of aspartame precursor z-apm in biphasic solvent system wasinvestigated.
              本文报道在两相溶剂体系中利用木瓜蛋白酶催化合成aspartame前体z-apm的研究。
            • Provisions on the type, scope, measures and methods for the administration of narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs and precursor chemicals;
              三是规定了麻醉药品、精神药品和易制毒化学品管制的种类、范围、措施和办法。
            • Calcium deposits in the coronary arteries are considered a precursor of future heart disease.
              冠状动脉中的钙沉积是导致人们将来患上心脏病的先兆症状。
            • This was a necessary precursor to the development of calculus and a precise quantitative science of physics.
              这是一个必要的前体的发展,微积分和精确的定量科学的物理学。