predate
英[\'pri:\'deɪt]
美[priˈdet]
基本释义
- v.
- 提早日期，居先
实用例句
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.
英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
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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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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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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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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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