Country music was undoubtedly one of the forerunners of rock and roll.
乡村音乐无疑是摇滚乐的先导之一。
1.先驱者;(提前赶到的)通报者
2.前兆
3.祖先
1.an institution, custom, or thing that existed before a newer but similar thing
2.an animal or plant that existed before an animal or plant that it is related to
1.The etymology of the word harbinger is tied up in that "forerunner" meaning.
harbinger这个词的来源和“先行者”是联系在一起的。
2.Advancement in the understanding of a material type is often the forerunner to the stepwise progression of a technology.
物质的类型理解的进步时常是对一种技术的那楼梯式的前进先驱。
3.He was not a man of outstanding moral eminence, like his forerunner Sir Thomas More, but he was also not exceptionally wicked.
他虽不是像他的前辈托马斯·莫尔爵士那样一个德操出众的人，但是他也不特别奸恶。
4.It would become the world's first modern, public bank, not just a forerunner of the Bank of England but its prototype.
它将成为全球首家现代上市银行，不仅是英格兰银行的前辈，而且还是英格兰银行创建的原型。
5."If anything, the airline industry used a system that you could describe as the forerunner to the internet, " said Mr Calder.
“要说会有什么不同的话，航空业会使用一个被描述为互联网先驱者的系统，”Calder先生说。
6.The motive to call for and research on library spirit is to develop the humanistic ideal of forerunner in librarianship.
研究与倡导图书馆精神，目的在于弘扬图书馆事业前辈们的人文理想。
7.To be generally acknowledged, the German scholar Sigmund Freud is the forerunner in the study of sex abnormality with his unique views.
对性变态的研究，众皆谓德国的学者弗洛伊德开风气之先，在世界范围独树一帜。
8.The exact nature of the first cell, the forerunner of all life today, is still a mystery.
现今所有生命的鼻祖，最初的那个细胞，它确切的本质依然个迷。
9.I appreciate your efforts and cooperation and hope that this will be the forerunner of other transactions in future.
我感谢你方的努力和合作.并希望这笔交易将只是今后更多交易的开始。
10.After saying these things the forerunner covered his face with his hands and wept bitterly.
说完这些，先驱用双手捂住面庞，悲痛地流下了泪水。