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
- These forerunners of tabloid newspapers carried colorful reports of bloody crimes, robbery and public executions. They were extremely popular.
作为通俗小报的先驱者，他们报道血腥犯罪、暴力抢劫和公共处决等各色新闻，极其受欢迎。 - Tree shrews are believed to be forerunners of monkeys.
树据信为猴子的祖先。 - Lively said of her hair's popularity, though she had an inkling: fashion forerunners like Vogue staffers routinely approach her at events and fixate on her hair, she said.
但她说她也发现了端倪：像《时尚》里的流行先驱们都会有意无意接近她，注意她的头发。 - 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。 - 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。 - He was one of the forerunners of Santa Claus.
他是圣诞老人先行者的当中一个。 - 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。 - 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。 - Little did they know that they were the forerunners for modern agriculture?
他们并不知道自己是现代农业的先驱。 - The alchemists were the forerunners of the scientists of today.
炼金术士是今日科学家的先驱。