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

• 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。
• Provisions on the type, scope, measures and methods for the administration of narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs and precursor chemicals;
  三是规定了麻醉药品、精神药品和易制毒化学品管制的种类、范围、措施和办法。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cyanide can serve as precursor for the amide nitrogen of asparagine.
  氰化物可以作一个天门冬酰胺的酰胺氮前体。
• Based on studies of precursor events and unusual animal behavior, a warning was issued by local authorities.
  当地政府根据震前先兆与动物的反常行为，发出了地震预警。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• IDOL can even mediate the degradation of the receptor precursor in the endoplasmic reticulum.
  甚至，IDOL能调解内质网中受体前体的降解。