date back

英 [deɪt bæk]

美 [deɪt bæk]

追溯（到）; 开始（于）; 始建（于）

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 追溯（到）；开始（于）；始造（或建）（于）
  If somethingdates back toa particular time, it started or was made at that time.
  1. ...a palace dating back to the 16th century...
     始建于 16 世纪的王宫
  2. This tradition dates back over 200 years.
     这一传统可追溯到 200 多年以前。

英英释义

verb

• belong to an earlier time
  1. This story dates back 200 years
  Synonym:go backdate from

双语例句

• All these manuscripts date back to the period from the4th to the7th centuries A.
  所有这些手稿都可追溯到公元4世纪到7世纪这一期间。
• But if Kissinger is right, they may yet have a chance to move the date back a bit.
  但如果基辛格是对的，散发海报的人就还有机会把这个日期拨后一点。
• This tradition dates back over 200 years.
  这一传统可追溯到200多年以前。
• Hungarian regulations concerning industrial designs date back to 1907.
  匈牙利立法中有关工业设计的保护可以追溯到1907年。
• This is just the latest frenzy to hit China and its origins date back to 2008.
  这只是中国股市出现的最新狂热迹象，最初的狂热可以追溯至2008年。
• Originally a sanctuary for battle-weary warriors, the impressive remains of the Royal Palace date back to the12th century.
  这里最初是那些厌倦了战争的战士们的避难所，这些让人印象深刻的皇宫旧址要追溯到12世纪。
• Many academic institutions in India some of which are very strong date back to the British days.
  印度的许多学术机构其中一些实力很强可以追溯到英国统治时期。
• But records of ocean temperatures are patchy, and in any case date back only half a century.
  不过，现存有关海洋温度的记录少得可怜，人们最多只能找到半个世纪前的记录。
• Archaeologists had found buildings, bathrooms, ruins of a Roman fortress, ancient coins, bronze vases and pieces of pottery that all date back to the Roman era, the statement said.
  声明中说，目前考古学家们已经在这里发现了建筑物、浴室、一座罗马堡垒的废墟、古代硬币、青铜花瓶和一些陶器碎片，所有这些都能追溯至罗马时代。
• The progenitor of this class of problems may date back to pre-Greek times.
  这类问题的先驱可以追溯到希腊以前的时间。