precursor

英 [priˈkɜːsə(r)]

美 [priˈkɜːrsər]

n.  先驱; 先锋; 前身

复数：precursors　

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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

• The sol-gel coating was prepared with cellulosic fabrics and synthetic fabrics as carriers and TEOS as precursor.
  以纤维素织物和合成纤维织物为载体，以硅酸乙酯（TEOS）为水解前驱体，对织物载体进行溶胶凝胶涂层整理。
• 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。
• They alter the way it cleaves amyloid precursor protein.
  它们改变了这个酶切割淀粉样蛋白前体的方式。
• 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 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。
• Exogenously supplied aspartate is not an active precursor of asparagine in plant tissues.
  外来供给的天门冬氨酸，在植物组织中并不是一个活跃的天门冬酰胺前体。
• The effects of orthophosphoric acid concentration in precursor preparation on the catalyst behavior have been studied.
  考察了前驱体制备过程中磷酸含量对催化剂性能的影响。
• An amino acid that is essential for growth and normal metabolism; a precursor of niacin.
  生长和正常的新陈代谢所必需的氨基酸，烟酸的前体。
• It is a precursor of many aromatic compounds and of alkaloids such as curare and morphine.
  苯丙氨酸是苯化合物以及像箭毒和吗啡等生物碱的前体。
• 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。