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单词 forerunner
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forerunner


fore·run·ner

F0255500 (fôr′rŭn′ər)n.1. a. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.b. An ancestor; a forebear.2. a. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.b. A warning sign or symptom.3. One who skis a course before the beginning of a race.

forerunner

(ˈfɔːˌrʌnə) n1. a person or thing that precedes another; precursor2. a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger3. an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent

fore•run•ner

(ˈfɔrˌrʌn ər, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈrʌn ər, foʊr-)

n. 1. predecessor; ancestor; precursor. 2. an omen or sign of something to follow; portent. 3. a person who appears in advance to announce the coming of someone or something else; herald; harbinger. [1300–50]
Thesaurus
Noun1.forerunner - a person who goes before or announces the coming of anotherprecursorindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"predecessor - one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
2.forerunner - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someoneharbinger, herald, predecessor, precursorindicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
3.forerunner - anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"antecedenttemporal relation - a relation involving time

forerunner

noun1. omen, sign, indication, token, premonition, portent, augury, prognostic, foretoken Some respiratory symptoms can be the forerunners of asthma.2. precursor, predecessor, ancestor, prototype, forebear, harbinger, progenitor, herald the forerunners of those who were to support the Nazis

forerunner

noun1. One that precedes, as in time:ancestor, antecedent, precursor, predecessor, progenitor.2. A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:augury, foretoken, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign.Idiom: writing on the wall.3. One that indicates or announces someone or something to come:foreshadower, harbinger, herald, precursor, presager.
Translations
先驱者预兆

forerunner

(ˈfoːranə) noun a person or thing which is a sign of what is to follow. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics. 先驅者,預兆 先驱者,预兆

ForeRunner


forerunner

[′fȯr‚rən·ər] (oceanography) Low, long-period ocean swell which commonly precedes the main swell from a distant storm, especially a tropical cyclone.

ForeRunner

A family of ATM adapters from Marconi (formerly Fore Systems). See Marconi.

forerunner


  • noun

Synonyms for forerunner

noun omen

Synonyms

  • omen
  • sign
  • indication
  • token
  • premonition
  • portent
  • augury
  • prognostic
  • foretoken

noun precursor

Synonyms

  • precursor
  • predecessor
  • ancestor
  • prototype
  • forebear
  • harbinger
  • progenitor
  • herald

Synonyms for forerunner

noun one that precedes, as in time

Synonyms

  • ancestor
  • antecedent
  • precursor
  • predecessor
  • progenitor

noun a phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil

Synonyms

  • augury
  • foretoken
  • omen
  • portent
  • prefigurement
  • presage
  • prognostic
  • prognostication
  • sign

noun one that indicates or announces someone or something to come

Synonyms

  • foreshadower
  • harbinger
  • herald
  • precursor
  • presager

Synonyms for forerunner

noun a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

Synonyms

  • precursor

Related Words

  • individual
  • mortal
  • person
  • somebody
  • someone
  • soul
  • predecessor

noun something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

Synonyms

  • harbinger
  • herald
  • predecessor
  • precursor

Related Words

  • indicant
  • indication

noun anything that precedes something similar in time

Synonyms

  • antecedent

Related Words

  • temporal relation
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