precursor

英 [priˈkɜːsə(r)]

美 [priˈkɜːrsər]

n.  先驱; 先锋; 前身

复数：precursors　

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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
• a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
  Synonym:forerunner
• a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

双语例句

• 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。
• In this way, it's sort of a precursor to Apple's new GarageBand application.
  这样，它成为苹果公司的新GarageBand应用程序的先驱。
• Cyanide can serve as precursor for the amide nitrogen of asparagine.
  氰化物可以作一个天门冬酰胺的酰胺氮前体。
• 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。
• Exogenously supplied aspartate is not an active precursor of asparagine in plant tissues.
  外来供给的天门冬氨酸，在植物组织中并不是一个活跃的天门冬酰胺前体。
• An amino acid that is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin.
  生长和正常的新陈代谢所必需的氨基酸，烟酸的前体。
• 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。
• Is the precursor of DHA to promote brain development and enhance memory.
  的前体，促进脑力发育和增强记忆力。
• 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。
• 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。