Word · Frequency #10162
vanguard
前锋；先锋；先驱
the leading units moving at the head of an army
- 1.
The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
军队或舰队前端的先头部队。
- 2.
the leading units moving at the head of an army
军队中领先移动的先头部队
- 3.
The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.
先锋；先驱
- 4.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
在特定领域(尤其是艺术)中,积极创新和应用新概念、新技术的任何创作群体
- 5.
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
最重要或最先进的地位；任何运动或领域中的领先位置
军队或舰队前端的先头部队。；军队中领先移动的先头部队；先锋；先驱；在特定领域(尤其是艺术)中,积极创新和应用新概念、新技术的任何创作群体；最重要或最先进的地位；任何运动或领域中的领先位置
In use
The vanguard of the army crossed the river at dawn.
The general sent the vanguard ahead to scout the mountain pass.
The vanguard reached the town before the rest of the soldiers.
in the vanguard of sth
表示在某领域处于领先地位。
The company has always been in the vanguard of technological innovation.
这家公司一直处于技术创新的前列。
the vanguard of sth
用作名词短语，指某运动的先驱群体。
They were the vanguard of the civil rights movement.
他们是民权运动的先锋。
vanguard + noun
作定语，表示‘先锋的、领先的’。
Connections
Collocations
- in the vanguard
- 处于先锋地位
- The company has been in the vanguard of technological innovation for decades.该公司几十年来一直处于技术创新的先锋地位。
- vanguard of
- ……的先驱
- She was a member of the vanguard of modern art in the early 20th century.她是20世纪初现代艺术的先驱之一。
- lead the vanguard
- 领导先锋队
- The general chose his best troops to lead the vanguard into battle.将军挑选了他最好的部队带领先锋队投入战斗。
- vanguard role
- 先锋角色
- The university played a vanguard role in the development of renewable energy.这所大学在可再生能源的发展中发挥了先锋作用。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in the vanguard (of something)
- 处于…的先锋地位The company has been in the vanguard of green technology.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把vanguard拆成van（前）和guard（卫），想象前排的卫兵就是先锋。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military、arts、technology、innovation 通常用于正式或专业语境，如军事、艺术或技术领域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The target 'vanguard' ends with /ɑrd/. All listed words share this exact sound. Note that words spelled with '-ard' may have different pronunciations (e.g., 'ward' /wɔrd/), but these examples all rhyme with 'vanguard'. The transparent spelling part is 'ard'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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