predate
英 [ˌpriːˈdeɪt]
美 [ˌpriːˈdeɪt]
v. (在日期上)早于,先于
第三人称单数:predates 现在分词:predating 过去式:predated 过去分词:predated
BNC.19621 / COCA.13758
柯林斯词典
- VERB (在日期上)早于,先于
If you say that one thingpredatedanother, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.- His troubles predated the recession...
他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。 - The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。
- His troubles predated the recession...
英英释义
verb
- establish something as being earlier relative to something else
- prey on or hunt for
- These mammals predate certain eggs
- come before
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- be earlier in time
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
双语例句
- All the numbers come from annual disclosure forms, so they predate the worst of the economic crisis.
所有这些数字都来自于年度披露报表,因此反映的是经济危机最严重阶段来临之前的情况。 - These studies conclude that sediba did in fact predate Homo erectus and, moreover, that parts of its anatomy are surprisingly similar to modern man.
称源泉种实际上要早于直立猿人,并且其结构的某些部分与现代人也极为相似。 - Some researchers go so far as to suggest that viruses predate their hosts. That they essentially invented cells as a reliable and renewable resource they could then exploit for the sake of making new viral particles.
一些研究人员甚至表示,病毒先于宿主出现。它们基本上创造了细胞,并将其当做可靠的、可延续的资源,日后可以用来产生新病毒。 - The training of manage competent at predate reduces the needing distance between available capability and newly practical role for nursing backbone.
管理胜任能力作为管理岗位前培训,缩减了护理骨干现有能力与新任角色所需基础间的差距。 - From the predate to the follow-up, keep in mind this six-step dating guide on how to do it right.
从预先准备后,到约会后后续,记住下面六步如何做正确的约会指南。 - The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。 - Indeed, this strand may well predate the anti-pollution effort.
而且,这一目标或许要早于防止污染。 - As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate jitters!
我开车驶往母亲住所,竟感到约会前的紧张不安。 - Films that predate Allen could also be worth a review since, according to Taylor, the director always gives classic film references as a guide to the look he seeks for leading men.
艾伦之前的电影也值得追溯,因为,根据泰勒的说法,导演总是参考经典影片来决定男主角的形象。 - Popular games in China typically feature elves, dwarves or characters that predate the past century of political turmoil.
在中国受欢迎的游戏往往有几个典型的人物角色,如捣蛋鬼、侏儒或是经历上世纪政治动乱的人物。