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

• Cuneiform was the first known form of written language, but spoken language is believed to predate writing by tens of thousands of years at least.
  楔形文字是已知的最早的书面语言。而一般认为，口头语的产生要比书面语早至少几万年。
• 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。
• Predate Research on the Europe-Asia-Continent Bridge Transport
  欧亚&新海大陆桥运输的前期研究
• 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 little black ladybird beetle can predate on the egg, nymph, pupa and adult of the whitefly, with high activity and large predating quantity.
  小黑瓢虫成虫寿命长达90－130天，可捕食粉虱卵、若虫、成虫各虫态，且捕食量大，活动能力强，是高氏瘤粉虱的有效天敌，具有很好的保护利用价值。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Films that predate Allen could also be worth a review since, according to Taylor, the director always gives classic film references as a guide to the look he seeks for leading men.
  艾伦之前的电影也值得追溯，因为，根据泰勒的说法，导演总是参考经典影片来决定男主角的形象。
• His troubles predated the recession
  他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。