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　

经济

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.
  1. His troubles predated the recession...
     他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• establish something as being earlier relative to something else
  Synonym:antedateforedate
• prey on or hunt for
  1. These mammals predate certain eggs
  Synonym:ravenprey
• come before
  1. Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
  Synonym:precede
• be earlier in time
  1. Stone tools precede bronze tools
  Synonym:precedeforegoforgoantecedeantedate

双语例句

• These worries predate the ructions in the Arab world.
  这些担忧在阿拉伯世界发生动乱之前就出现了。
• 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。
• Predate Research on the Europe-Asia-Continent Bridge Transport
  欧亚&新海大陆桥运输的前期研究
• 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。
• Some African countries have stocks that predate the ban, which they can also sell.
  一些非洲国家在禁令颁布前的象牙库存，也可以合法销售。
• 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。
• Delivering the benefits of modeling is still difficult because most process modeling techniques are based on concepts that predate SOA and BPM.
  提供建模的好处仍然很困难，因为大部分流程建模技术都基于先于SOA和BPM的概念。
• His troubles predated the recession
  他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
• 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。
• The little black ladybird beetle can predate on the egg, nymph, pupa and adult of the whitefly, with high activity and large predating quantity.
  小黑瓢虫成虫寿命长达90－130天，可捕食粉虱卵、若虫、成虫各虫态，且捕食量大，活动能力强，是高氏瘤粉虱的有效天敌，具有很好的保护利用价值。