predate

英 [ˌpriːˈdeɪt]

美 [ˌpriːˈdeɪt]

v.  (在日期上)早于，先于

第三人称单数：predates　现在分词：predating　过去式：predated　过去分词：predated　

经济

BNC.19621 / COCA.13758

柯林斯词典

• VERB （在日期上）早于，先于
  If you say that one thingpredatedanother, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.
  1. His troubles predated the recession...
     他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
  2. The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
     这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。

英英释义

verb

• establish something as being earlier relative to something else
  Synonym:antedateforedate
• prey on or hunt for
  1. These mammals predate certain eggs
  Synonym:ravenprey
• come before
  1. Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
  Synonym:precede
• be earlier in time
  1. Stone tools precede bronze tools
  Synonym:precedeforegoforgoantecedeantedate

双语例句

• These studies conclude that sediba did in fact predate Homo erectus and, moreover, that parts of its anatomy are surprisingly similar to modern man.
  称源泉种实际上要早于直立猿人，并且其结构的某些部分与现代人也极为相似。
• Delivering the benefits of modeling is still difficult because most process modeling techniques are based on concepts that predate SOA and BPM.
  提供建模的好处仍然很困难，因为大部分流程建模技术都基于先于SOA和BPM的概念。
• Indeed, this strand may well predate the anti-pollution effort.
  而且，这一目标或许要早于防止污染。
• Some African countries have stocks that predate the ban, which they can also sell.
  一些非洲国家在禁令颁布前的象牙库存，也可以合法销售。
• His troubles predated the recession
  他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
• These worries predate the ructions in the Arab world.
  这些担忧在阿拉伯世界发生动乱之前就出现了。
• All the numbers come from annual disclosure forms, so they predate the worst of the economic crisis.
  所有这些数字都来自于年度披露报表，因此反映的是经济危机最严重阶段来临之前的情况。
• Some researchers go so far as to suggest that viruses predate their hosts. That they essentially invented cells as a reliable and renewable resource they could then exploit for the sake of making new viral particles.
  一些研究人员甚至表示，病毒先于宿主出现。它们基本上创造了细胞，并将其当做可靠的、可延续的资源，日后可以用来产生新病毒。
• If they are, in fact, writing, they predate the commonly accepted origin of cuneiform writing in Mesopotamia by 200 years.
  果真如此的话，那它们就可能比公认的美索不达米亚最早的楔形文字早大约200年。
• The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
  这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。