pioneer
noun
verb
ˌpaɪəˈnɪə noun
1 someone 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
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John Whitney was a pioneer of computer animation.
约翰.惠特尼是计算机动画的先驱。
He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology.
他是生物技术领域的带头人。
2 one 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
verb
3 to 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.班纳基医生在八十年代初期开创的。