forerunner 英 [ˈfɔ:rʌnə(r)]   美 [ˈfɔrˌrʌnɚ, ˈfor-]

forerunner

forerunner  英 [ˈfɔ:rʌnə(r)] 美 [ˈfɔrˌrʌnɚ, ˈfor-]

n. 先驱;先驱者;预兆 

名词复数:forerunners 

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。
Heavy clouds are the forerunners of a storm. 阴云密布是暴风雨的前兆。

  • A forerunner is someone or something that came before and paved the way for something today. Rotary phones were forerunners of today's complex cell phones.
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  • n. 先驱;先驱者;预兆
  • 1. 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。

  • 2. Heavy clouds are the forerunners of a storm.

    阴云密布是暴风雨的前兆。

  • 3. She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.

    她是现代妇女运动的先驱。

  • forerunner (n.) c. 1300, from fore- + runner. Middle English literal rendition of Latin praecursor, used in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. Old English had foreboda and forerynel.
fore·run·ner / ˈfɔːrʌnə(r) ; NAmE ˈfɔːrʌnər / noun forerunner(of sb/sth) a person or thing that came before and influenced sb/sth else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen 先驱;先行者;预兆;前兆 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。 forerunner forerunners fore·run·ner / ˈfɔːrʌnə(r) ; NAmE ˈfɔːrʌnər /
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