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precede

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v.领先(于),在...之前,先于

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动词过去式:preceded 过去分词:preceded 现在分词:preceding 第三人称单数:precedes

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cede=to go(去),to yield(让步) 变化型 ceed,cess

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forerun  head  lead  follow    

precede


/prɪ'si:d; prɪ`sid/
v
1 [I, Tn] come or go before (sth) in time, order, rank, etc (在时间、顺序、行列等上)在(某事物)之前; 先于(某事物)
*The Mayor entered, preceded by members of the council. 市政会的委员们入场後, 市长也入场了.
* This point has been dealt with in the preceding paragraph. 这一点在前面一段里已经交代过了.
* the days that preceded the final catastrophe 大祸即将临头的那些日子.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth with sth say sth before sth 在讲某话之前先讲某话; 在讲...前加上...
*She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee. 她发表讲话以前先提议向全体委员表示感谢.

precede


v [T]formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: précéder, from Latin praecedere 'to go in front']
to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series
preceding
 a type of cloud that precedes rain
 Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman.
to go somewhere before someone else
 The guard preceded them down the corridor.
1. Did your report follow or precede Jane´s?
    你的报告在珍之后还是之前?

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