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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。
前锋；先锋；先驱
vanguards — plural of vanguard
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
前锋；先锋；先驱
the leading units moving at the head of an army
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。
军队或舰队前端的先头部队。
The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
军队中领先移动的先头部队
the leading units moving at the head of an army
先锋；先驱
The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.
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
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
The vanguard of the army crossed the river at dawn.
军队的先头部队在黎明时渡过了河。
The general sent the vanguard ahead to scout the mountain pass.
将军派先头部队前去侦察山口。
The vanguard reached the town before the rest of the soldiers.
先头部队比其他士兵更早到达了那座城镇。
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。
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。
作定语，表示‘先锋的、领先的’。
The vanguard troops advanced cautiously.
先锋部队谨慎前进。
Not this
He is a vanguard director.
Use this
He is an avant-garde director.
将'vanguard'误作'avant-garde'使用，两者含义不同：'vanguard'指先锋队或先驱者，而'avant-garde'指前卫艺术或思想。
Not this
They vanguard the project.
Use this
They are the vanguard of the project.
'Vanguard'是名词，不能用作动词；应使用系表结构或将动词改为'lead'等。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
……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。
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。
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。
处于…的先锋地位
The company has been in the vanguard of green technology.
该公司一直处于绿色技术的前沿。
在…的前列
These artists are at the vanguard of contemporary art.
这些艺术家处于当代艺术的前列。
Use vanguards naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把vanguard拆成van（前）和guard（卫），想象前排的卫兵就是先锋。
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。
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'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.