音标:[.pri:'kә:sә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 先驱者, 前导, 前兆
[化] 前体; 前身; 产物母体
n. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
n. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
词型变化:名词复数形式 : precursors
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
名词100%

precursor的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The precursor of the modern car was a horseless carriage with a petrol engine.现代汽车的前身是不用马拉的,装有汽油发动机的车子。
  2. Her precursor as school principal was an eminent educator.她任校长前是一位卓越的教育家。
  3. Opposition by colonists to unfair taxation by the British was a precursor of the Revolution.殖民地居民对英国不公正税收的反抗预示着革命的到来。
  4. Lysine is a precursor of certain alkaloids.赖氨酸是某些生物碱的前体。

词汇搭配

  • cartilaginous precursor前软骨
  • precursor fault初始断层
  • vitamin precursor维生素原
  • precursor cell前体细胞
  • precursor relation前身关系
  • specific precursor特异性前体
  • precursor substance产物母体,先质,前身...
  • enzyme precursor酶的前体
  • milk precursor乳前体物
  • angiotonin precursor[医] 血管紧张素前...
  • earthquake precursor地震先兆现象...
  • precursor chain前身链

经典引文

  • Infantile fears..are the precursors of many..anxieties entertained by adults

    出自:E. H. Erikson
  • There is no evidence that Jesus, or his precursor John, taught pacifism as such.

    出自:A. N. Wilson
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