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predate

美[priː'deɪt]  英['priː'deɪt]
v.  在日期上早于
  过去式:predated  过去分词:predated  现在分词:predating  第三人称单数:predates
  近义词:antedate,precede,antecede,gobefore,preexist,pre-exist,prelude,comebefore,forgo,raven,forego,foredate,prey,postdate,

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

例句

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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