vanguard

van·guard

V0022300 (văn′gärd)n.1. The foremost position in an army or fleet advancing into battle.2. a. The foremost or leading position in a trend or movement.b. Those occupying a foremost position.

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[Middle English vandgard, from avaunt garde, from Old French : avaunt, before (from Latin abante; see advance) + garde, guard (from garder, to guard; see guard).]

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van′guard·ism n.van′guard·ist n.

vanguard

(ˈvænˌɡɑːd) n1. (Military) the leading division or units of a military force2. the leading position in any movement or field, or the people who occupy such a position: the vanguard of modern literature. [C15: from Old French avant-garde, from avant- fore- + garde guard]

van•guard

(ˈvænˌgɑrd)

n. 1. the front part of an advancing army. 2. the forefront in any field. 3. the leaders of any intellectual or political movement. [1480–90; earlier van(d)gard(e) < Middle French avangarde, variant of avant-garde] van′guard•ism, n. van′guard•ist, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vanguard - the leading units moving at the head of an armyvanarmy unit - a military unit that is part of an army
	2.	vanguard - any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)avant-garde, van, new waveart movement, artistic movement - a group of artists who agree on general principles
	3.	vanguard - the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"cutting edge, forefrontperspective, view, position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

vanguard

noun forefront, front line, cutting edge, leaders, front, van, spearhead, forerunners, front rank, trailblazers, advance guard, trendsetters Students have been in the vanguard of revolutionary change in China.
back, rear, rearguard, tail end

Translations

先头部队领导者

vanguard

(ˈvӕngaːd) noun1. the part of an army going in front of the main body. 前鋒部隊 先头部队2. the leaders in any movement. We're in the vanguard of the movement for reform! 任何運動的領導者，先鋒 领导者