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predate

英['priː'deɪt] 美[priː'deɪt]
  • v. 在日期上早于
predated predated predating predates

详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 在日期上早于
    2. 倒填...的日期
    3. 填早于...的日期
    4. 把…的日期填得早于实际日期
    5. 提早日期
    6. 居先
    7. 预期
    8. 预料
    9. 比…较早到来

英英释义

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. prey on or hunt for;

    "These mammals predate certain eggs"

  4. establish something as being earlier relative to something else

双语例句

1. 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.

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2. The origins of this theory actually predate widespread interest in 2012.
这个理论的起源早在2012年前,就广泛的传播了.

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3. Cooling towers predate the nuclear age; a fact that may surprise many.
冷却塔早在核时代到来以前就出现了, 这个事实也许让人感到吃惊.

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4. These mammals predate certain eggs.
这些哺乳动物出现的年代早于某些卵生动物.

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5. 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.

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The custom of the wedding veil should predate wedding dress by centries.
      婚纱的习俗要比婚服早几个世纪。

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