vanguard

英 [ˈvænɡɑːd]

美 [ˈvænɡɑːrd]

n.  (政治、艺术、工业等社会活动的)领导者，先锋，先驱者; 先头部队; 前卫; 尖兵

复数：vanguards　

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牛津词典

noun

• （政治、艺术、工业等社会活动的）领导者，先锋，先驱者
  the leaders of a movement in society, for example in politics, art, industry, etc.
  1. The company is proud to be in the vanguard of scientific progress.
     这家公司以处于科学发展的领先地位而自豪。
• 先头部队；前卫；尖兵
  the part of an army, etc. that is at the front when moving forward to attack the enemy

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （革命或研究的）前沿；先锋，先驱
  If someone isin the vanguard ofsomething such as a revolution or an area of research, they are involved in the most advanced part of it. You can also refer to the people themselves asthe vanguard.
  1. Such thinking puts Kodak in the vanguard of a movement reshaping the computer industry...
     这种想法使得柯达走在了改造计算机产业运动的最前沿。
  2. Sir James was an immensely distinguished architect in the vanguard of his profession.
     詹姆斯爵士是一位非常杰出的建筑师，处于其专业领域的前沿位置。
  3. ...the role of the Party as the political vanguard.
     该党的政治先锋角色
• N-SING 先头部队;尖兵
  The vanguardof an army is the part of it that goes into battle first.
  1. ...a force of mobile reserve units that could strike quickly and effectively at the vanguard of an invading army.
     能够对入侵的先头部队进行快速有效反击的机动预备部队

英英释义

noun

• the position of greatest importance or advancement
  1. the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England
  2. the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy
  Synonym:forefrontcutting edge
• the leading units moving at the head of an army
  Synonym:van
• any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
  Synonym:avant-gardevannew wave

双语例句

• Although a classically trained painter, he embraced vanguard ideas and made radical art.
  尽管接受的是经典教育，这位画家却信奉前卫理念，并投身于激进艺术的创作。
• Many of my Wall Street colleagues would have been embarrassed to admit they invested through Vanguard.
  要让我的许多华尔街同仁承认他们自己通过Vangurad做了投资或许是很尴尬的事。
• This bag is from vanguard mills.
  这个袋子是先锋工厂生产的。
• Such thinking puts Kodak in the vanguard of a movement reshaping the computer industry
  这种想法使得柯达走在了改造计算机产业运动的最前沿。
• Before their vanguard reached the gates they had to come to grips with the police and soldiers.
  前面的队伍还没有冲到大门口，军警已经和他们短兵相接地混战起来。
• It has vanguard technology of friction welding and chroming and so on.
  具磨擦焊接和镀铬等先进生产工艺。
• Railway transportation is the vanguard of the national economy.
  铁路运输是国民经济的先行官。
• In that time vanguard has quietly become one of the greatest business success stories of our time.
  期间，先锋集团已悄悄成为我们这个时代最伟大的成功经营故事之一。
• The entire control rack demonstrates vanguard's digital instrument and the traditional indicator gauge board unifies ingeniously.
  整个仪表控制台将前卫的数字仪表显示与传统指针仪表盘巧妙结合。
• In a way they have played a vanguard role& a fact recognized by everybody except the die-hards.
  起了某种先锋队的作用，这是全国除开顽固分子以外，一切的人都承认的。