preceded

英 [prɪˈsiːdɪd]

美 [prɪˈsiːdɪd]

v.  在…之前发生(或出现); 先于; 走在…前面
precede的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 发生在…之前；先于
  If one event or period of timeprecedesanother, it happens before it.
  1. Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote...
     主要政党在选举前进行了集中的谈判。
  2. The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds...
     地震前有一阵巨大的轰隆声，持续了20秒钟。
  3. Industrial orders had already fallen in the preceding months.
     工业订单在前几个月就已减少。
• VERB （顺序、位置）先于，在…前面
  If youprecedesomeone somewhere, you go in front of them.
  1. He gestured to Alice to precede them from the room...
     他给艾丽斯做手势，让她在他们前面离开房间。
  2. They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
     他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
• VERB （句、段、章节）在…之前
  A sentence, paragraph, or chapter thatprecedesanother one comes just before it.
  1. Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question...
     查看正在讨论的这段文字前面的信息。
  2. Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
     把前一节要求的练习重做一遍。

双语例句

• The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds
  地震前有一阵巨大的轰隆声，持续了20秒钟。
• The Speaker is preceded by the mace-bearer upon his entry to the chamber.
  当议长走进议事厅的时候，前面由执议长权标的人开路。
• Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote
  主要政党在选举前进行了集中的谈判。
• Generally a noun can be preceded by a numeral-measure word combination, but can't be modified by adverbs.
  名词前边一般能加数词和量词，但不能受副词修饰。
• A gun battle had preceded in the explosions.
  爆炸之前有过一场枪战。
• Extensive testing preceded the rollout last month.
  在上个月推出这种技术之前，该银行进行了广泛的测试。
• By finding the process, we can see what preceded it, and hopefully determine how the crash occurred.
  找到进程后，我们可以看出谁在它之前，并有望确定崩溃是如何发生的。
• I sought Mr. Mason, delivered the message, and preceded him from the room.
  我找到了梅森先生，捎了口信，我在前面带他走出屋子。
• She preceded me in the job.
  我之前是她做这份工作。
• These cases preceded the massive investment that has occurred in the past 10 years.
  这些案件发生在过去10年来的大规模投资之前。