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单词 forerunner
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forerunner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɔːˌrʌn.ər/us
/ˈfɔːrˌrʌn.ɚ/
something or someone thatactsas an early and lessadvancedmodelfor what willappearin thefuture, or awarningorsignof what is tofollow:
先驱，先行者；预兆，前兆
Germany'sGreenpartywas said to be the forerunnerofenvironmentalpartiesthroughoutEurope.德国绿党据说是全欧洲环保政党的先驱。
ThedropinsharepricesinMarchwas a forerunnerofthefinancialcrashthatfollowedinJune.3月份股价的下跌是随后6月份金融崩溃的一个预兆。
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Preceding and introducing
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  • go on
  • introduction
  • introductory
  • lead
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  • lead-in
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  • review
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(Definition offorerunnerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

forerunner| American Dictionary

forerunner
noun[C]
us
/ˈfɔrˌrʌn·ər,ˈfoʊr-/
an early, often lessadvancedmodelof something:
Hismachinewas a forerunner of themoderncomputer.
(Definition offorerunnerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The poem could, however, be read from the point of view of hunting/game-keeping as forerunners to conservation and sustainable development.
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The only similarity between the new edition and its forerunners is the list of contents.
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It was theforerunnerof the newly resurgent carpet or mat planning form.
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Similarly, the concept of generation, theforerunnerof the notion of cohorts, needs revision.
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With its system of foster-care-like protection, this "colony" was aforerunnerof modern community mental health interventions.
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Walters (1994) even hints that, in evolutionary terms, pain might be theforerunnerof all negative emotions.
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Unlike their forerunners, they could not look to a profusion of heiresses nor to the rewards of office to propel their rise.
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Colonies resemble the staple-producing regions of today, while the powers that founded them were forerunners of today's big consumer countries.
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The action of the reflected wave and its "forerunners" within the visualization area did not affect the instability development.
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There was a recognition that parliament had greatly improved compared to its forerunners, including the tone in which women were addressed and respected.
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He had rather created forerunners worthy of him by putting in order a mass of heterogeneous and superficial writings.
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Seldom can a crazy idea have become theforerunnerof so much sense.
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The independents, he argues, should not be viewed as forerunners of modernity and rational bureaucracy.
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These changes made the new version seem tepid in comparison to its forerunners.
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Receipt of personal pensions and their forerunners, retirement annuities, remain relatively small as yet.
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