英语词汇“precursor”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINprecursor

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin praecursor, from praecurrere ‘to run in front’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The abacus was the precursor of the modern electronic calculator.
The Office of Strategic Services was the precursor of the CIA.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Basic education remains a necessary precursor to behavior change, especially for the young and those just becoming sexually active.
Its overthrow was a necessary precursor of, and possibly stimulus to, the theories Charles Darwin was developing a century later.
Many gay men today cringe at the thought that this was a major component of the sexuality of our precursors.
Many of these animals, rather than being simple precursors of sophisticates yet to come, were quite unlike anything ever seen elsewhere.
The precursors of lowered self-esteem and poor coping will also be examined.
This correlation argues for the possibility of synthesis of platelet activating factor precursors in cells sensitive to gastrin stimulation.
We repeated the experiments with a precursor for protein and found that an increase in protein synthesis occurred also.

Longman Language Activatorsomeone or something that existed before or that you had before► previous

the previous person or thing is the one that existed just before now or before the time you are talking about: · The car's previous owner didn't take very good care of it.· Please ignore my previous instructions.

► last

the last thing or person is the one that you had just before now, or the one that existed just before now: · The last apartment we lived in was much smaller than this one.· Beth broke up with her last boyfriend because he drank too much.

► ex-

: ex-wife/ex-boyfriend/ex-soldier etc someone who used to be someone's wife, used to be a soldier etc, but is not any more: · Her dad's an ex-policeman.· Lydia is still friends with her ex-husband.

► old

: somebody's old job/car/girlfriend/boss etc the job, car etc that someone had before the one they have now: · The new stadium is much bigger than the old one.· I saw Phil with one of my old girlfriends.· We all liked the old teacher better.

► the one before

the person or thing that existed before the one you have just mentioned: · I didn't enjoy Spielberg's last film but I thought the one before was all right.· Each year, the convention is a little larger than the one before.

► former

formal use this especially to talk about someone who used to have a particular job or position but does not any more: · Her former husband now lives in Houston.· Weinberger was an advisor to former president Ronald Reagan.

► predecessor

formal someone's predecessor is the person who had the same job before them: · Vandenberg has been a more active director than his predecessor.· Sally's predecessor had warned her about Nick, one of the company vice-presidents.

► precursor

formal someone whose ideas or style are later used by another more famous person, or an organization, movement or machine that later develops into one that is more important: precursor of/to: · The abacus was the precursor of the modern electronic calculator.· The Office of Strategic Services was the precursor of the CIA.

► forerunner

the first person, organization, machine etc that existed before the one that exists now and that the one that exists now is based on: forerunner of: · The P-50 is a forerunner of today's supersonic jet.· Hansen played in the American Basketball League, a forerunner of the NBA.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cell

· Although oligodendrocytes themselves normally do not divide, the precursor cells that give rise to them do.· How do electrically active axons signal oligodendrocyte precursor cells to divide?

单词	precursor
释义	precursorpre‧cur‧sor /prɪˈkɜːsə $ -ˈkɜːrsər/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINprecursor Origin: 1500-1600 Latin praecursor, from praecurrere ‘to run in front’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The abacus was the precursor of the modern electronic calculator. The Office of Strategic Services was the precursor of the CIA. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Basic education remains a necessary precursor to behavior change, especially for the young and those just becoming sexually active. Its overthrow was a necessary precursor of, and possibly stimulus to, the theories Charles Darwin was developing a century later. Many gay men today cringe at the thought that this was a major component of the sexuality of our precursors. Many of these animals, rather than being simple precursors of sophisticates yet to come, were quite unlike anything ever seen elsewhere. The precursors of lowered self-esteem and poor coping will also be examined. This correlation argues for the possibility of synthesis of platelet activating factor precursors in cells sensitive to gastrin stimulation. We repeated the experiments with a precursor for protein and found that an increase in protein synthesis occurred also. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomeone or something that existed before or that you had before► previous the previous person or thing is the one that existed just before now or before the time you are talking about: · The car's previous owner didn't take very good care of it.· Please ignore my previous instructions. ► last the last thing or person is the one that you had just before now, or the one that existed just before now: · The last apartment we lived in was much smaller than this one.· Beth broke up with her last boyfriend because he drank too much. ► ex- : ex-wife/ex-boyfriend/ex-soldier etc someone who used to be someone's wife, used to be a soldier etc, but is not any more: · Her dad's an ex-policeman.· Lydia is still friends with her ex-husband. ► old : somebody's old job/car/girlfriend/boss etc the job, car etc that someone had before the one they have now: · The new stadium is much bigger than the old one.· I saw Phil with one of my old girlfriends.· We all liked the old teacher better. ► the one before the person or thing that existed before the one you have just mentioned: · I didn't enjoy Spielberg's last film but I thought the one before was all right.· Each year, the convention is a little larger than the one before. ► former formal use this especially to talk about someone who used to have a particular job or position but does not any more: · Her former husband now lives in Houston.· Weinberger was an advisor to former president Ronald Reagan. ► predecessor formal someone's predecessor is the person who had the same job before them: · Vandenberg has been a more active director than his predecessor.· Sally's predecessor had warned her about Nick, one of the company vice-presidents. ► precursor formal someone whose ideas or style are later used by another more famous person, or an organization, movement or machine that later develops into one that is more important: precursor of/to: · The abacus was the precursor of the modern electronic calculator.· The Office of Strategic Services was the precursor of the CIA. ► forerunner the first person, organization, machine etc that existed before the one that exists now and that the one that exists now is based on: forerunner of: · The P-50 is a forerunner of today's supersonic jet.· Hansen played in the American Basketball League, a forerunner of the NBA. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cell · Although oligodendrocytes themselves normally do not divide, the precursor cells that give rise to them do.· How do electrically active axons signal oligodendrocyte precursor cells to divide? formal something that happened or existed before something else and influenced its developmentprecursor of/to a precursor of modern jazz
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