| 单词 | pioneer |
| 释义 | pioneer /puy'euh near"/, n. 1. a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others. 2. one who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress: pioneers in cancer research. 3. one of a group of foot soldiers detailed to make roads, dig intrenchments, etc., in advance of the main body. 4. Ecol. an organism that successfully establishes itself in a barren area, thus starting an ecological cycle of life. 5. (cap.) Aerospace. one of a series of U.S. space probes that explored the solar system and transmitted scientific information to earth. 6. (cap.) (formerly) a member of a Communist organization in the Soviet Union for children ranging in age from 10 to 16. Cf. Komsomol, Octobrist. v.i. 7. to act as a pioneer. v.t. 8. to be the first to open or prepare (a way, settlement, etc.). 9. to take part in the beginnings of; initiate: to pioneer an aid program. 10. to lead the way for (a group); guide. adj. 11. being the earliest, original, first of a particular kind, etc.: a pioneer method of adult education. 12. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of pioneers: pioneer justice. 13. being a pioneer: a pioneer fur trader. [1515-25; < MF pionier, OF peonier foot soldier. See PEON, -EER] Syn. 2. leader, trailblazer, forerunner, pathfinder. |
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