forerunner
UK ['fɔ:ˌrʌn.ər] US ['fɔ:rˌrʌn.ɚ] noun countable
■something or someone that acts as an early and less advanced model for what will appear in the future, or a warning or sign of what is to follow 先驱，先行者；预兆，前兆•Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.德国绿党据说是全欧洲环保政党的先驱。 •The drop in share prices in March was a forerunner of the financial crash that followed in June.三月份股价的下跌是随后6月份金融崩溃的一个预兆。 |