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precede
[英] [ˌpriˈsi:d] [美] [prɪˈsid] 生词本

vt.& vi.

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1. VERB 发生在…之前；先于 If one event or period of time precedes another, it happens before it. 

  • Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote...

    主要政党在选举前进行了集中的谈判。

  • The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds...

    地震前有一阵巨大的轰隆声，持续了20秒钟。

  • Industrial orders had already fallen in the preceding months.

    工业订单在前几个月就已减少。

2. VERB （顺序、位置）先于，在…前面 If you precede someone somewhere, you go in front of them. 

  • He gestured to Alice to precede them from the room...

    他给艾丽斯做手势，让她在他们前面离开房间。

  • They were preceded by mounted cowboys.

    他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。

3. VERB （句、段、章节）在…之前 A sentence, paragraph, or chapter that precedes another one comes just before it. 

  • Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question...

    查看正在讨论的这段文字前面的信息。

  • Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.

    把前一节要求的练习重做一遍。

Verb

1. be earlier in time; go back further;

  • "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

2. come before;

  • "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

3. be the predecessor of;

  • "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"

4. move ahead (of others) in time or space

5. furnish with a preface or introduction;

  • "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
  • "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

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  • 1.先于
1. Agricultural development simply must precede economic development.
农业的发展必须在整个经济发展中处于领先地位。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Attributive adjectives precede the noun.
定语形容词位于名词前。

来自《简明英汉词典》