vanguard
/ˈvænɡɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈænɡˌɑrd] /ˈvænɡɑːrd/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈænɡˌɑrd] /ˈvan-ˌgärd How to pronounce vanguard (audio) also ˈvaŋ-/ (ame, mw)
vanguard — 名詞
1. the people, ideas, or work that move first when new ways are being developed in
先鋒；前端
在新作法或變革上最領先的人或位置
the people, ideas, or work that move first when new ways are being developed in a field, or the leading place they hold there
Naoko's lab stayed in the vanguard of low-cost battery design in Japan.
Naoko 的實驗室一直走在日本低成本電池設計的最前端。
in the vanguard of [research field]
Small community groups formed the vanguard of the city's recycling campaign.
幾個小型社區團體成了這座城市回收運動的先鋒。
form the vanguard of + movement
Beatrix wanted her magazine at the vanguard of street fashion.
Beatrix 希望她的雜誌站在街頭時尚的最前端。
The festival put Nairobi in the vanguard of African animation for years.
那場影展讓 Nairobi 多年來站在非洲動畫界的前端。
- forefront
more common for the leading position itself in general writing
- spearhead
emphasises the group or force driving action forward
- avant-garde
strongest in art and culture; suggests bold experimentation
- rearguard
the people or position that follows behind instead of leading
文法句型
in the vanguard of [field/change]
at the vanguard of [industry/style]
the vanguard of [movement/campaign]
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal writing with 'in the vanguard of' or 'at the vanguard of'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is mostly figurative and is used for change, art, politics, or research rather than soldiers.
常見錯誤
2. the troops or ships that travel in front of the main force and are first to meet
前衛部隊
作戰時走在主力前方的部隊
the troops or ships that travel in front of the main force and are first to meet the enemy or other danger
The general sent the vanguard across the river before dawn.
將軍在天亮前先派前衛部隊渡河。
send the vanguard ahead
Smoke rose as the vanguard entered the town ahead of the main army.
前衛部隊在主力軍抵達前進入了那座城鎮，濃煙也隨之升起。
the vanguard + entered [place]
Two fast ships formed the vanguard of the fleet near the harbor.
兩艘快速軍艦在港口附近組成了艦隊的前衛部隊。
Quan warned that the vanguard would meet enemy fire on the ridge.
Quan 警告說，前衛部隊會在山脊上先遭遇敵軍火力。
- advance guard
the most direct military equivalent; more transparent in modern English
- spearhead
more metaphorical; stresses the attacking edge of a force
- rearguard
the troops kept at the back of the main force
文法句型
the vanguard of [army/fleet]
send the vanguard ahead
the vanguard entered [place]
用法筆記
Usually refers to the leading soldiers or ships as a group, not to the battlefield place itself. Distinguish from sense 1, which is figurative and usually refers to ideas, movements, or fields of work.