precursor

英 [priˈkɜːsə(r)]

美 [priˈkɜːrsər]

n.  先驱; 先锋; 前身

复数：precursors　

TOEFLGRE化学

Collins.1 / BNC.10361 / COCA.9664

牛津词典

noun

• 先驱；先锋；前身
  a person or thing that comes before sb/sth similar and that leads to or influences its development

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 先驱；先锋；前身
  Aprecursorof something is a similar thing that happened or existed before it, often something which led to the existence or development of that thing.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  Synonym:harbingerforerunnerpredecessorherald
• a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
  Synonym:forerunner
• a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

双语例句

• In plant cells the principal precursor of alanine, as well as leucine and valine, is pyruvate.
  植树细胞中丙氨酸和亮氨酸、缬氨酸的主要前体是丙酮酸。
• This prediction was based on a number of geophysical observations of precursor events as well as abnormal animal behavior.
  除了对地震前兆的地球物理现象观察，这次地震的准确预测还要多亏对动物异常活动的观察。
• Is the precursor of DHA to promote brain development and enhance memory.
  的前体，促进脑力发育和增强记忆力。
• This study provided a precursor of N-propionyl-D-mannosamine for the tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen.
  为肿瘤相关糖抗原提供了N-丙酰甘露糖胺前体。
• Amphetamines is one kind of synthetic compounds whose precursor structure is amphetamine.
  苯丙胺类物质是一大类人工合成的以苯丙胺为母体的化合物。
• Papain-catalyzed synthesis of aspartame precursor z-apm in biphasic solvent system wasinvestigated.
  本文报道在两相溶剂体系中利用木瓜蛋白酶催化合成aspartame前体z－apm的研究。
• This is because the active drug ingredient is not dopamine itself but various precursor molecules.
  这是因为活性治疗药物成分不是多巴胺本身，而是一些前体药物。
• In this way, it's sort of a precursor to Apple's new GarageBand application.
  这样，它成为苹果公司的新GarageBand应用程序的先驱。
• This was a necessary precursor to the development of calculus and a precise quantitative science of physics.
  这是一个必要的前体的发展，微积分和精确的定量科学的物理学。
• Homology analysis indicated that the protein is identical to the eggshell precursor protein of F.
  同源性分析表明该基因编码蛋白质可能具有肝片吸虫卵壳前体蛋白相似的性质和功能。