preceded

英 [prɪˈsiːdɪd]

美 [prɪˈsiːdɪd]

v.  在…之前发生(或出现); 先于; 走在…前面
precede的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发生在…之前；先于
  If one event or period of timeprecedesanother, it happens before it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Industrial orders had already fallen in the preceding months.
     工业订单在前几个月就已减少。
• VERB （顺序、位置）先于，在…前面
  If youprecedesomeone somewhere, you go in front of them.
  1. 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。
  2. They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
     他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
• VERB （句、段、章节）在…之前
  A sentence, paragraph, or chapter thatprecedesanother one comes just before it.
  1. 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。
  2. Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
     把前一节要求的练习重做一遍。

双语例句

• He preceded his speech with welcome to the guests.
  他在正式讲演前，先对来宾表示欢迎。
• She preceded me in the job.
  我之前是她做这份工作。
• He came in, preceded by his wife.
  他和他的妻子一前一后地走了进来。
• He had several sudden alterations in consciousness preceded by dizziness for several weeks.
  他数星期来，有好几次在眩晕前，意识突然发生变化。
• The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe.
  此单元格中的数字为文本格式，或者其前面有撇号。
• A lot of politicking preceded the choice of the new director.
  在选新领导人之前进行了大量的拉拢活动。
• By finding the process, we can see what preceded it, and hopefully determine how the crash occurred.
  找到进程后，我们可以看出谁在它之前，并有望确定崩溃是如何发生的。
• 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。
• There is a tacit agreement between the current generation and all generations that preceded it.
  在过去的每一代人和现在的这一代人之间，都有一种秘密协定。
• Primary education lasts for four years preceded by one year of pre-school education.
  初等教育为四年，之前有一年的学前教育。