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

• The match was preceded by an opening ceremony including military fly-pasts, dancing and drumming.
  在本场比赛开始前的开幕式上，举行了战机列队从空中飞过、舞蹈和敲鼓等表演。
• There is a tacit agreement between the current generation and all generations that preceded it.
  在过去的每一代人和现在的这一代人之间，都有一种秘密协定。
• 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。
• Extensive testing preceded the rollout last month.
  在上个月推出这种技术之前，该银行进行了广泛的测试。
• She preceded me in the job.
  我之前是她做这份工作。
• He preceded his speech with welcome to the guests.
  他在正式讲演前，先对来宾表示欢迎。
• A simplified spiral model is as a waterfall model with each phase preceded by risk analysis.
  一个单一化的螺旋模型可以被看作每个阶段前都带有风险分析的瀑布模型。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。