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.
  1. ...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
  2. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.
  他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。
• It is a correct way to absorb all the things done by your forerunners before you go forward.
  正确的道路是这样：吸取你的前辈所做的一切，然后再往前走。
• 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。
• 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。
• Warm rains are the forerunners of spring.
  暖雨是春天来临的前兆。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Tree shrews are believed to be forerunners of monkeys.
  树据信为猴子的祖先。