date back

英 [deɪt bæk]

美 [deɪt bæk]

追溯（到）; 开始（于）; 始建（于）

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 追溯（到）；开始（于）；始造（或建）（于）
  If somethingdates back toa particular time, it started or was made at that time.
  1. ...a palace dating back to the 16th century...
     始建于 16 世纪的王宫
  2. This tradition dates back over 200 years.
     这一传统可追溯到 200 多年以前。

英英释义

verb

• belong to an earlier time
  1. This story dates back 200 years
  Synonym:go backdate from

双语例句

• Chinese acrobatic has a long his-tory which can date back to more than two thousand years ago.
  没错。中国的杂技源远流长，可追溯到两千多年前。
• It is a sharp contrast to the popular wooden models that date back to the1800s.
  它与十九世纪的木制的模型形成了鲜明的对比。
• These model lists, which date back to1977, help focus priorities for the pharmaceutical sector as a whole.
  这些始于1977年的标准清单有助于我们将药品作为一个整体来关注其重点。
• The mastery and skills of cooking in China date back thousands of years.
  中国在烹饪方面的优势和技艺可以追溯到几千年前。
• Although the origins of taekwondo date back thousands of years, the triathlon dates back to 1978.
  跆拳道的起源可追溯到几千年以前，而铁人三项在1978年才诞生。
• It can date back to her childhood when she learn to play the violin.
  它可以追溯到她的童年时，她学拉小提琴。
• The progenitor of this class of problems may date back to pre-Greek times.
  这类问题的先驱可以追溯到希腊以前的时间。
• What time can the marathon date back to?
  马拉松可以追溯到何时？
• Archaeologists had found buildings, bathrooms, ruins of a Roman fortress, ancient coins, bronze vases and pieces of pottery that all date back to the Roman era, the statement said.
  声明中说，目前考古学家们已经在这里发现了建筑物、浴室、一座罗马堡垒的废墟、古代硬币、青铜花瓶和一些陶器碎片，所有这些都能追溯至罗马时代。
• Speculations about why we sleep date back to before the days of Aristotle.
  对于人类为什么要睡觉的推测，可以追溯到亚历士多德以前。