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

• All human progress is preceded by new question.
  所有的人类进步都是起于提出的新问题。
• They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
  他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
• He preceded his speech with welcome to the guests.
  他在正式讲演前，先对来宾表示欢迎。
• A gun battle had preceded in the explosions.
  爆炸之前有过一场枪战。
• 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。
• Primary education lasts for four years preceded by one year of pre-school education.
  初等教育为四年，之前有一年的学前教育。
• 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。
• In English a noun may be preceded by a monosyllable called an article.
  英语的名词可以冠以一个叫做“冠词”的单音词。
• The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe.
  此单元格中的数字为文本格式，或者其前面有撇号。
• The launch of the service was preceded by months of speculation that it would never happen.
  发起这项服务前的几个月里，没有人想到会发生。