forerunner

noun

1. 先驱；先行者；预兆；前兆
   a person or thing that came before and influenced sb/sth else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen
   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。

1. N-COUNT 先驱;先行者;预兆
   If you describe a person or thing as the forerunner of someone 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。

1. 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。
2. Virginia woolf, an English woman writer, is the forerunner of feminism.
   英国女作家弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫是女性主义文学理论的开山鼻祖。
3. He was the forerunner of the resistance.
   他是这个反抗运动的先驱者。
4. This activity could be thought of as a forerunner to data warehousing.
   可将该活动看作是数据仓库的先驱活动。
5. This view can be considered the forerunner of nutritional science in China.
   可以将这种观点认为是中国营养科学的先驱。
6. I think she is definitely the forerunner now for Best Director with the Academy.
   我想她肯定是奥斯卡最佳导演奖呼声最高的候选人。
7. The introduction of precious metals to pay for goods can be considered the forerunner of the foreign exchange market.
   用贵金属来偿付货款，这可以称之为外汇市场的先驱形式。
8. The production craft, scientific management of the original material, forerunner of the company adoption superior quality.
   公司采用优质的原材料、先进的生产工艺、科学化的管理。
9. That simple greeting was the forerunner of today's Valentines Day.
   这个简单的问候，是先行者，今天的情人节礼物。
10. The Netherlands was the UK's forerunner as a commercial, naval and imperial power.
    荷兰比英国更早成为了商业和海上帝国。
11. The joint-stock company was the forerunner of the modern corporation.
    股份公司是现代企业的先驱。
12. Sun Zhongshan was an open internationalized revolutionary forerunner.
    孙中山是开放的国际化革命先行者。
13. It is a forerunner industry in national economy and relates national comprehensive strength and economical security.
    它是国民经济的先导产业，关系到国家的综合竞争实力和经济安全。
14. A forerunner of those vehicles, though, is already being developed and tested.
    不过这类飞机的先驱机型目前已在开发及测试中。
15. He is not only looked upon as the modern educator of China, but also the forerunner.
    他不仅是中国近代的大教育家，而且同时堪称中国近代教育的先驱。
16. It also helps to explain some of the differences between modern plague and its Medieval forerunner.
    它也解释了现代鼠疫和其中世纪前身之间的一些不同。
17. He Luting, reputed as the forerunner of Chinese national music, is both a composer and music critic who has a great contribution to Chinese music field.
    贺绿汀是一位对我国音乐事业有重要贡献的作曲家和音乐评论家，他被称为中国民族音乐的先行者。
18. This too is the reason that the Buddha calls "right view" the forerunner.
    而这也是为什么佛陀将‘正见’称为‘前导者’的原因。
19. Integrate China design class, and to be the forerunner of "Create in China".
    整合中国设计界，以健康的姿态，做“中国创造”的领跑者。
20. Charlotte Perriand: Forerunner of Modernism Design
    夏洛特·贝里安（CharlottePerriand）&现代主义设计的先驱
21. Regarded as the forerunner of Chinese opera creation, Li had enormous contemporary influence.
    在当时的中国曾产生了巨大影响，并为中国歌剧创作开了先河。
22. Sherwood Anderson is regarded as the forerunner of modern American novel.
    舍伍德.安德森被誉为美国现代小说的先驱者。
23. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
    青霉素是现代抗生素的先导。
24. Germany's green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout europe.
    德国的绿党据说是全欧洲诸环境保护团体的先驱。
25. Mrs Pankhurst, who fought for votes for women, was a forerunner of the modern women's movement.
    潘克赫斯特夫人为妇女的选举权而斗争，是现代妇女运动的先驱。
26. High quality product, come from mature technique and forerunner to process.
    高品质的产品，来源于成熟的技术和先进的加工。
27. Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
    盎格鲁撒克逊语是现代英语的先驱。
28. The forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( Mounties), the Northwest Mounted Police, kept the peace.
    加拿大皇家骑警的前身，西北骑警，维持了和平。
29. This forerunner of the musket is capable of firing deadly volleys that can pierce armour.
    这些火枪的先驱者可以射出穿透盔甲的致命齐射。

  pioneer forerunner innovator【导航词义：先驱】

  pioneer n. 先驱，先锋

〔辨析〕指在某事物发展初期的重要人物，其思想或理论得到后人的发展或完善。

  forerunner n. 先驱，先导

〔辨析〕多指某事物或某组织的前身。

  innovator n. 革新者，创新者

〔辨析〕指发起变革、引入新思想的人或机构。

noun

1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

   Synonym:    harbingerpredecessorheraldprecursor

2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

   Synonym:    precursor

3. anything that precedes something similar in time
   1. phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience

   Synonym:    antecedent