Word
forerun
/fɒːˈrʌn/
verb
先于；预示
To come before something in time or order; to be a sign of what will happen.
- 1.
To run in front.
跑在前面。
- 2.
To precede; to forecast or foreshadow.
先于；预示,预兆。
跑在前面；在…前面跑；跑在前面。；先于；预示,预兆。；预告；预报
In use
The first warm days usually forerun the arrival of spring.
A mild cough may forerun a more serious illness, so do not ignore it.
Economic troubles often foreran the political changes in that period.
Verb forms
base forerun · third person foreruns · -ing forerunning · past foreran · past participle forerun
不规则动词：forerun - foreran - forerun；通常作及物动词，表示‘先于…出现’或‘预示’。
Connections
Word family
- foreruns
- third person singular
- foreran
- past
- forerunning
- present participle
Learner notes
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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