forerunner的意思

forerunner

英 /'fɔːrʌnə/ 美 /'fɔr'rʌnɚ/

  • 雅思

基本释义

  • n 前征,先驱

    someone or something that existed before something similar that developed or came later

例句

  1. ...a machine which, in some respects, was the forerunner of the modern helicopter.

    …一台在某些方面是现代直升飞机的前身的机器。

近义词

n 先驱;先驱者;预兆

同根词

n foreshadow 预兆
vt foreshadow 预示;成为…的前兆