| 释义 |
forerun
I. \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English forrennen, forerennen, from for-, fore- fore- + rennen to run — more at run
1. : to run before : be in advance of (something following) : precede
2. : to come before as an earnest of something to follow : introduce as a harbinger : announce
< these signs forerun the death or fall of kings — Shakespeare >
3. : forestall, anticipate
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
or forerunning \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
: the first part that comes over in a distillation : the most volatile portion of a distilland
< the foreruns of citronella oil >
— often used in plural |