单词：forerunner
n something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
n anything that precedes something similar in time
考试类型：[托福/IELTS/GRE]
forerunner的用法和样例：
例句
- He was the forerunner of the resistance.他是这个反抗运动的先驱者。
- She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.她是现代妇女运动的先驱。
- Mr. Sun Yat sen is the forerunner of the Chinese revolution.孙中山先生是中国革命的先驱。
- Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.青霉素是现代抗生素的先导。
- Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.盎格鲁撒克逊语是现代英语的祖先。
- Moral corruption is the forerunner of the nation's decline.道德败坏是这个民族衰落的先兆。
常见句型
- She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.她是现代妇女运动的先驱。
- Heavy clouds are the forerunners of a storm.阴云密布是暴风雨的前兆。
经典引文
The forerunners of ImpressionismsDelacroix, Courbet, Corot and, especially, Turner and Constable.
出自：M. Meyer
- antecedent前情
- predecessor祖先
- ancestor祖宗
- harbinger先驱
- precursor先驱
- leader领袖
- pioneer先锋
- parent父母
- announcer广播员
- herald使者
- portent前兆
- indication指示
- omen征兆
- sign手势
- foreshadowing预测，预示
- augury预言
- forebear祖先
- forefather祖先
- grandparent(外)祖父(母)...
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