precursor

英 [priˈkɜːsə(r)]

美 [priˈkɜːrsər]

n.  先驱; 先锋; 前身

复数：precursors　

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牛津词典

noun

• 先驱；先锋；前身
  a person or thing that comes before sb/sth similar and that leads to or influences its development

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 先驱；先锋；前身
  Aprecursorof something is a similar thing that happened or existed before it, often something which led to the existence or development of that thing.
  1. Real tennis, an ancient precursor of the modern game, originated in the eleventh century...
     室内网球，现代网球运动的古老前身，起源于11世纪。
  2. He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.
     他说该笔交易不应该被看作是合并的前兆。

英英释义

noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  Synonym:harbingerforerunnerpredecessorherald
• a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
  Synonym:forerunner
• a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

双语例句

• Based on studies of precursor events and unusual animal behavior, a warning was issued by local authorities.
  当地政府根据震前先兆与动物的反常行为，发出了地震预警。
• Hobbes is a precursor of modern positivism and analytical jurisprudence.
  霍布斯是现代实证主义法学和分析法学的先驱。
• It is a precursor of many aromatic compounds and of alkaloids such as curare and morphine.
  苯丙氨酸是苯化合物以及像箭毒和吗啡等生物碱的前体。
• Objective To study the effect of gypenosides on proliferation of neural precursor cells in vitro.
  目的探讨不同浓度绞股蓝皂苷对体外培养的神经前体细胞增殖能力的影响。
• He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.
  他说该笔交易不应该被看作是合并的前兆。
• The effects of orthophosphoric acid concentration in precursor preparation on the catalyst behavior have been studied.
  考察了前驱体制备过程中磷酸含量对催化剂性能的影响。
• This was a necessary precursor to the development of calculus and a precise quantitative science of physics.
  这是一个必要的前体的发展，微积分和精确的定量科学的物理学。
• This is because the active drug ingredient is not dopamine itself but various precursor molecules.
  这是因为活性治疗药物成分不是多巴胺本身，而是一些前体药物。
• Is the precursor of DHA to promote brain development and enhance memory.
  的前体，促进脑力发育和增强记忆力。
• In this way, it's sort of a precursor to Apple's new GarageBand application.
  这样，它成为苹果公司的新GarageBand应用程序的先驱。