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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pi·o·neer1 /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə $ -ˈnɪr/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 FIRSTsomeone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work or ideas are later developed by other people 先驱,先锋,创始人pioneer of John Whitney was a pioneer of computer animation. 约翰·惠特尼是电脑动画的先驱。 He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology. 他是生物技术领域的带头人。2 FIRSTone of the first people to travel to a new country or area and begin living there, farming etc 拓荒者,开拓者,开发者 the early pioneers of the Dakota territory 达科他地区的早期拓荒者
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pioneerIn terms of narratology, the author is almost a pioneer of postmodernism in his use of cyclical narrative.I never once thought about being a pioneer.Robey was a pioneer who gave black talent a shot, a black surviving in a racist industry.Many of the early pioneers left after a long cold winter.As with any racial pioneer, Davis' path was not easy.I will bless thee, black-vested minister of optimism, stern pioneer of happiness!There are people out there who really do see him as the pioneer of a computer-generated escape from reality.He also had a working association with the civil engineer Robert Sabine, one of the pioneers of transatlantic telegraphy.Earlie is one of a small but growing group of urban pioneers whose frontier is the central city.
pioneer2 ●○○ verb [transitive]  FIRSTto be the first person to do, invent, or use something 开创,开发;倡导 The new cancer treatment was pioneered in the early eighties by Dr Sylvia Bannerjee. 这种新的癌症治疗方法是由西尔维娅·班纳基医生在80年代初期开创的。→ See Verb table
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pioneerIt has exploited the internet to pioneer a model of global activism.Heart-transplant surgery was pioneered by Professor Christian Barnard.Newer stealth planes, including the B-2 bomber and the F-22, use the curve structure pioneered by Tacit Blue.Although Garfield's tone is a little dry, Mauve is a fitting tribute to the man who pioneered industrial chemistry.She pioneered one of the first televised courses for nursing education in 1961.Brownell did pioneering research on the ill effects of yo-yo dieting.He pioneered techniques for photographing moving objects.Ramsay pioneered the informal portrait in the fashionable world of London.After college, Kobliner worked for Sylvia Porter, the famed author and columnist who pioneered the personal-finance field.Willows, which pioneered the succession during the Late-glacial period, do the same on urban areas.Merrell pioneered the use of Velcro instead of laces on boots.
From Longman Business Dictionarypioneerpi‧o‧neer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə-ˈnɪr/ noun [countable] the first person or organization to do something that other people and organizations later develop or continue to dopioneers willing to try a new software product and lead others to itpioneer ofVictor Co. of Japan, pioneer of the videocassette recorderpioneer inKentucky Fried Chicken, one of the pioneers in the fast-food businesspioneer verb [transitive]The company pioneered video games in the early 1970s.pioneering adjectivea pioneering disk-drive makerOrigin pioneer1 (1500-1600) Old French peonier soldier, from peon, from Medieval Latin pedo; → PAWN1
early who in development of and is Corpus something, Business the important someone


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pioneer1 /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə $ -ˈnɪr/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Old French
 Origin: peonier 'soldier', from peon, from Medieval Latin pedo; pawn1
1. someone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work or ideas are later developed by other people
    pioneer of
    John Whitney was a pioneer of computer animation.
    He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology.
2. one of the first people to travel to a new country or area and begin living there, farming etc:
    the early pioneers of the Dakota territory

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pioneer2 verb [transitive]
to be the first person to do, invent, or use something:
    The new cancer treatment was pioneered in the early eighties by Dr Sylvia Bannerjee.


pi·on·eerBrE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/ 🔊 noun~ (in/of sth) a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop 先锋;先驱;带头人 SYN trailblazer a pioneer in the field of microsurgery显微外科领域的创始人a computer pioneer计算机方面的先驱a pioneer aviator航空探索者a pioneer design (= one that introduces new ideas, methods, etc.) 开创性设计one of the first people to go to a particular area in order to live and work there 开发者;拓荒者the pioneer spirit拓荒者的精神

colonize, discover, explore, pioneer, reconnaissance, scout, settle, terrain, territory, voyage

pi·on·eerBrE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pioneer BrE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it pioneers BrE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz/ 🔊past simple pioneered BrE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrd/ 🔊past participle pioneered BrE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrd/ 🔊 -ing form pioneering BrE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth when sb pioneers sth, they are one of the first people to do, discover or use sth new 当开拓者;做先锋;倡导a new technique pioneered by surgeons in a London hospital由伦敦一家医院的外科医生率先采用的新技术