forerunner
['fɔ:.rʌnə]
n.先驱, 祖先, 预兆, [体育]赛前试滑滑道的人
例句与用法:
One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
预言者指明或预示即将发生的事的人; 先驱
Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
盎格鲁撒克逊语是现代英语的祖先。
词形变化:
动词过去式: foreran | 动词过去分词: forerun | 动词现在分词: forerunning | 动词第三人称单数: foreruns |
详细释义:
n.[C]
1. 先行者, 先驱者; 先导; 前驱
Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
青霉素是现代抗生素的先导。
Dr. Sun Yat-sen was the forerunner of Chinese revolution.
孙中山先生是中国革命的先行者。
2. 先人, 祖先
3. 预兆; 征候
Warm rains are the forerunners of spring.
暖雨是春天来临的前兆。