forerunner

n.

先驱；先驱者；先兆，预兆；

复数：forerunners

1. He was the forerunner of the resistance.
   他是这个反抗运动的先驱者。
2. She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.
   她是现代妇女运动的先驱。
3. Mr. Sun Yat sen is the forerunner of the Chinese revolution.
   孙中山先生是中国革命的先驱。
4. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
   青霉素是现代抗生素的先导。
5. Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
   盎格鲁撒克逊语是现代英语的祖先。
6. Moral corruption is the forerunner of the nation's decline.
   道德败坏是这个民族衰落的先兆。

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