vt. 1.领先于,居先于,在…之先。 2.在…之上;优于;比…重要。 3.在…前加上;为…加上引言 (by, with)。 短语和例子 We were preceded by our guide. 我们跟着向导走。 Economy precedes every other problem. 经济问题优先于所有其他问题。 vi. 在前面,领先,居先。 the words that precede 上述的话。 precedable adj.
furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" 同义词:preface, premise, introduce,
move ahead (of others) in time or space 同义词:lead,
be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan''s husbands" 同义词:come before,
come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" 同义词:predate,
be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" 同义词:predate, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate,
例句与用法
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Economy precedes every other problem . 经济问题优先于所有其他问题。
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The opera was preceded by a short sinfonia . 歌剧开始前有一简短的序曲。
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London preceded nim into gas station office . 伦敦领着尼姆进入加油站办公室。
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The preface to this book is on the preceding page . 前边一页是这本书的序言。
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Several score of my patients preceded me . 经我治疗的病人中就有几十人比我高明。
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The we should always precede the i . 集体总应先于个人。
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I will put some trust in preceding navigators . 我对前辈航海家还是寄予几分信赖的。
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The preceding phone calls had been equally successful . 前面打的那几次电话结果同样不坏。