precede
美音:
[prı´si:d
]英音:
[prı´si:d
]v.领先(于),在...之前,先于
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precede为短语/超纲词汇
词频:3167
词形变化:
动词过去式:preceded 过去分词:preceded 现在分词:preceding 第三人称单数:precedes
词根
cede=to go(去),to yield(让步) 变化型 ceed,cess
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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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