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

• This time the foolishness preceded the summit.
  这一次，类似的愚蠢行为发生在峰会之前。
• 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。
• 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。
• They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
  他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
• He had several sudden alterations in consciousness preceded by dizziness for several weeks.
  他数星期来，有好几次在眩晕前，意识突然发生变化。
• 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。
• You are posted in what had preceded all this, but I was not.
  你现在已经明白了这件事的全部原委，但我当时却全然不知。
• 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。
• A gun battle had preceded in the explosions.
  爆炸之前有过一场枪战。
• The Speaker is preceded by the mace-bearer upon his entry to the chamber.
  当议长走进议事厅的时候，前面由执议长权标的人开路。