| 单词 | pioneer |
| 释义 | pioneer (once / 371 pages) nv A pioneer is one of the first settlers in a new place. If you desperately want to experience life in space, maybe you will be one of the pioneers who live in the first moon settlement. Pioneer comes from the old French for foot soldier or laborer, and particularly for groups of soldiers that would go out ahead of the rest of the troops to prepare the way. The European settlers who came to America in the 16th century are known as pioneers, as are the later groups who traveled West in the 18th and 19th centuries. We also use pioneer for anyone who takes initiative in a field, such as science or education. WORD FAMILYpioneer: pioneered, pioneering, pioneers USAGE EXAMPLES“Without places like Pioneer, there’s no help. If there’s no help, there’s no hope,” Mulitauaopele said. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) We enter Studio A, where Prince in the 1980s pioneered the Minneapolis Sound, a synthesizer-based brand of funk. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) People haven't forgotten that the J Sisters were the real pioneers. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1n one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them Exp|Hypo|Hyper James Bowie United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) Johnny AppleseedUnited States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) Daniel Boonean American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820) Martha Jane BurkeUnited States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) Christopher CarsonUnited States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868) David CrockettUnited States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) bushman a dweller in the Australian bush country backwoodsman, frontiersman, mountain mana man who lives on the frontier frontierswomana woman who lives on the frontier colonist, settler a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country 2n someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art Syn|Hyper groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer conceiver, mastermind, originator someone who creates new things 3v open up and explore a new area pioneer space Hyper explore travel to or penetrate into 4v open up an area or prepare a way She pioneered a graduate program for women students Syn|Hyper open up innovate, introduce bring something new to an environment 5v take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants Syn|Hypo|Hyper initiate strike up begin innovate, introducebring something new to an environment activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, tripput in motion or move to act constitute, establish, found, institute, plantset up or lay the groundwork for arrange, stageplan, organize, and carry out (an event) mountput up or launch attempt, set about, undertakeenter upon an activity or enterprise devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, preparearrange by systematic planning and united effort phase inintroduce gradually open upopen up an area or prepare a way fixset or place definitely dogfightarrange for an illegal dogfight tee upmake detailed arrangements or preparations phasearrange in phases or stages mount, put onprepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance layprepare or position for action or operation set upbegin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc. sandwichmake into a sandwich spatchcockprepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock debutpresent for the first time to the public embattleprepare for battle or conflict appoint, constitute, name, nominatecreate and charge with a task or function cause, do, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally |
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