forerunner

US [ˈfɔrˌrʌnər]
UK [ˈfɔːˌrʌnə(r)]
  • n.先行者；先驱；预兆；前兆
  • Web先驱者；先导；祖先
Plural Form：forerunners  

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forerunner
n.
1.
~ (of sb/sth)
先驱；先行者；预兆；前兆a person or thing that came before and influenced sb/sth else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen
Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll.
乡村音乐无疑是摇滚乐的先导之一。

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1.
The etymology of the word harbinger is tied up in that "forerunner" meaning.
harbinger这个词的来源和“先行者”是联系在一起的。
harbinger zhè ge cí de lái yuán hé " xiān xíng zhě " shì lián xì zài yì qǐ de 。
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2.
Advancement in the understanding of a material type is often the forerunner to the stepwise progression of a technology.
物质的类型理解的进步时常是对一种技术的那楼梯式的前进先驱。
wù zhì de lèi xíng lǐ jiě de jìn bù shí cháng shì duì yī zhǒng jì shù de nà lóu tī shì de qián jìn xiān qū 。
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3.
He was not a man of outstanding moral eminence, like his forerunner Sir Thomas More, but he was also not exceptionally wicked.
他虽不是像他的前辈托马斯·莫尔爵士那样一个德操出众的人，但是他也不特别奸恶。
tā suī bú shì xiàng tā de qián bèi tuō mǎ sī · mò ěr jué shì nà yàng yī gè dé cāo chū zhòng de rén , dàn shì tā yě bù tè bié jiān è 。
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4.
It would become the world's first modern, public bank, not just a forerunner of the Bank of England but its prototype.
它将成为全球首家现代上市银行，不仅是英格兰银行的前辈，而且还是英格兰银行创建的原型。
tā jiāng chéng wéi quán qiú shǒu jiā xiàn dài shàng shì yín háng , bù jǐn shì yīng gé lán yín háng de qián bèi , ér qiě hái shì yīng gé lán yín háng chuàng jiàn de yuán xíng 。
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5.
"If anything, the airline industry used a system that you could describe as the forerunner to the internet, " said Mr Calder.
“要说会有什么不同的话，航空业会使用一个被描述为互联网先驱者的系统，”Calder先生说。
" yào shuō huì yǒu shén me bù tóng de huà , háng kōng yè huì shǐ yòng yī gè bèi miáo shù wèi hù lián wǎng xiān qū zhě de xì tǒng , " Calder xiān sheng shuō 。
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6.
The motive to call for and research on library spirit is to develop the humanistic ideal of forerunner in librarianship.
研究与倡导图书馆精神，目的在于弘扬图书馆事业前辈们的人文理想。
yán jiū yǔ chàng dǎo tú shū guǎn jīng shén , mù dì zài yú hóng yáng tú shū guǎn shì yè qián bèi men de rén wén lǐ xiǎng 。
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7.
To be generally acknowledged, the German scholar Sigmund Freud is the forerunner in the study of sex abnormality with his unique views.
对性变态的研究，众皆谓德国的学者弗洛伊德开风气之先，在世界范围独树一帜。
duì xìng biàn tài de yán jiū , zhòng jiē wèi dé guó de xué zhě fú luò yī dé kāi fēng qì zhī xiān , zài shì jiè fàn wéi dú shù yí zhì 。
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8.
The exact nature of the first cell, the forerunner of all life today, is still a mystery.
现今所有生命的鼻祖，最初的那个细胞，它确切的本质依然个迷。
xiàn jīn suǒ yǒu shēng mìng de bí zǔ , zuì chū de nà ge xì bāo , tā què qiè de běn zhì yī rán gè mí 。
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9.
I appreciate your efforts and cooperation and hope that this will be the forerunner of other transactions in future.
我感谢你方的努力和合作.并希望这笔交易将只是今后更多交易的开始。
wǒ gǎn xiè nǐ fāng de nǔ lì hé hé zuò . bìng xī wàng zhè bǐ jiāo yì jiāng zhǐ shì jīn hòu gèng duō jiāo yì de kāi shǐ 。
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10.
After saying these things the forerunner covered his face with his hands and wept bitterly.
说完这些，先驱用双手捂住面庞，悲痛地流下了泪水。
shuō wán zhè xiē , xiān qū yòng shuāng shǒu wǔ zhù miàn páng , bēi tòng de liú xià le lèi shuǐ 。
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