precedes

英 [prɪˈsiːdz]

美 [prɪˈsiːdz]

v.  在…之前发生(或出现); 先于; 走在…前面
precede的第三人称单数

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 name specifier in the tag that precedes the comments;
  注释前边的标记中的名称说明符；
• This operation is invoked by a demo Configuration Web page which precedes the Retailer's Web page.
  这个操作由演示配置Web页面（位于零售商的Web页面的前面）来调用。
• A transmission control character that precedes a text and may be used to terminate the message heading.
  一种传输控制字符，位于正文之前，可用来终止报文标题〔报头〕。
• No, no.i'm delighted that my reputation precedes me.
  不，不，我很高兴我的声望这么高。
• Theoretical innovation based on practice precedes social development and changes.
  实践基础上的理论创新是社会发展和变革的先导。
• 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。
• Nature precedes art and human artifice or human making.
  自然先于艺术，人的技巧和人的形成。
• At present, humanity is in a state of great spiritual darkness-the darkness which precedes dawn.
  如今，人类正处于一种巨大的精神黑暗的状态&这是黎明前的黑暗。
• Economy precedes every other problem.
  经济问题优先于所有其他问题。
• We live in the Universe that follows the principle that thought precedes matter.
  我相信我们生活在一个思想先于物质的世界。