precursor

英[priː'kɜːsə(r)] 美[priː'kɜːrsər]
  • n. 先驱；前任；前兆；[生物]前体，前驱体
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星级词汇:
  • precalcic adj.(某些矿石)主要含钙的

详细释义

Noun:
  1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

  2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

  3. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

双语例句

1. Error is often the precursor of what is correct.
错误常常是正确的先导.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Error is often the precursor of what is correct, but conceit is the prelude to a fall.
错误往往是正确的先导, 骄傲是跌跤的前奏.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. 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。

来自辞典例句

5. In the past this had been the precursor to strong decisions.
要是在过去,这就是要采取强力行动的预兆.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The precursor of the modern car was a horseless carriage with a petrol engine.
      现代汽车的前身是不用马拉的，装有汽油发动机的车子。
    2. Her precursor as school principal was an eminent educator.
      她任校长前是一位卓越的教育家。
    3. Opposition by colonists to unfair taxation by the British was a precursor of the Revolution.
      殖民地居民对英国不公正税收的反抗预示着革命的到来。
    4. Lysine is a precursor of certain alkaloids.
      赖氨酸是某些生物碱的前体。

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predate precocious precursors precursory precursor PCR precursor ion precursor rna precursor film precursor mRNA precursor data Precursory Sol precursor wave
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