predecessors

英 [ˈpriːdɪsɛsəz]

美 [ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz]

n.  前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物
predecessor的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 前任；前辈
  Yourpredecessoris the person who had your job before you.
  1. He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
     他坚称他所知道的一切都获自前任肯尼思·赛瑟姆。
• N-COUNT （物件、机器的）前身
  Thepredecessorof an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development.
  1. The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
     这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。

双语例句

• His predecessors had been supine.
  他的前任们采取了听之任之的态度。
• The predecessors had several opinions regarding the defeat of New Life Movement, but it was not comprehensive.
  前人对于新生活运动的失败已有几种见解，但是仍然不够全面。
• In this respect, he was continuing in the tradition of his predecessors.
  他在这方面继承了几位前任的传统。
• I have survived your predecessors, and I will survive you.
  你的前身都杀不了我，你也一样！
• But Stringer, and his predecessors, have been making that same promise for years.
  但是纵梁和他的前辈，做同样诺言多年来。
• It would be unfair to suggest that he will be no more effective than his predecessors
  暗示他不会比前任们更有作为是不公平的。
• Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors
  她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。
• I would like to recognize Dr Mahler in the audience as one of my predecessors.
  我要承认在坐的马勒博士即是我的前辈之一。
• All of these products had predecessors, but they managed to take their categories to a new level.
  所有这些产品都有前辈，但它们做到了将其所属类别提升至一个新高度。
• We have Republicans on the board; both of my predecessors were Republican.
  我们董事会中有共和党员，我的两位前任都是共和党员。