vanguard /ˈvænˌgɑɚd/ noun plural vanguards
plural vanguards
Learner's definition of VANGUARD
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[count] : the group of people who are the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc.(社会、政治、艺术等方面的)先驱者,先锋 —
usually singular通常用单数 -
a member of the feminist vanguard女权主义的先驱之一
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They are at the vanguard of a revolution in medical research. [=they are leading a revolution in medical research]他们是医学研究革命的先锋。
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She was in the vanguard of the feminist movement in the early seventies.她是上世纪七十年代初女权运动的先驱。
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the vanguard : the soldiers, ships, etc., that are at the front of a fighting force that is moving forward先头部队;先头舰队