predecessors

英 [ˈpriːdɪsɛsəz]

美 [ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz]

n.  前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物
predecessor的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 前任；前辈
  Yourpredecessoris the person who had your job before you.
  1. He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
     他坚称他所知道的一切都获自前任肯尼思·赛瑟姆。
• N-COUNT （物件、机器的）前身
  Thepredecessorof an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development.
  1. The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
     这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。

双语例句

• This leaves the Prime Minister, like his predecessors, earnestly trying to talk down wages.
  这就使得首相和他的前任们一样，急于削减工资。
• I also want to express my appreciation to WHO, to you its staff, and to my predecessors.
  我还要向世卫组织，向作为其职员的你们，以及向我的前任者表示感谢。
• But Stringer, and his predecessors, have been making that same promise for years.
  但是纵梁和他的前辈，做同样诺言多年来。
• This paper reviews what predecessors have done on this issue.
  本文拟就前人在此问题上的研究做一个述评。
• Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors
  她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。
• It would be unfair to suggest that he will be no more effective than his predecessors
  暗示他不会比前任们更有作为是不公平的。
• Perhaps, but had Orwell consulted his predecessors, he would have encountered different sentiments.
  但是如果奥威尔真的咨询过他的前辈，他恐怕会听到一些不同的感想。
• You, whose predecessors scored initial success in astronomical research, have acquired a greater accomplishment in this respect.
  你，天文研究得分初步成功的前任者，在这方面已经取得更大的成就。
• Most of my predecessors have taken office in July.
  我的大多数前任者在7月就职。
• A revision can have multiple predecessors, too.
  一个修订也可以有多个前身。