[VERB 动词]发生在…之前;先于 If one event or period of time precedes another, it happens before it.
[V n]
[be V-ed by n]
[V-ing]
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
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。
Industrial orders had already fallen in the preceding months.
工业订单在前几个月就已减少。
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[VERB 动词](顺序、位置)先于,在…前面 If you precede someone somewhere, you go in front of them.
[V n]
[be V-ed by n]
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
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[VERB 动词](句、段、章节)在…之前 A sentence, paragraph, or chapter that precedes another one comes just before it.
[V n]
[V-ing]
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。
Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
把前一节要求的练习重做一遍。
Oxford
pre·cedeAWL/prɪˈsiːd; NAmEprɪˈsiːd/verb( formal) 1[transitive , intransitive ]precede(sb/sth) to happen before sth or come before sth/sb in order 在…之前发生(或出现);先于◆the years preceding the war战前的几年◆His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation.在他辞职之前,有关的猜测已持续了几个星期。◆She preceded me in the job.她是我这工作的前任。◆See the preceding chapter.请见前一章。2[transitive ]precedesb + adv./prep. to go in front of sb 走在…前面◆She preceded him out of the room.她先于他走出屋子。PHRASAL VERBpreˈcede sth with sthto do or say sth to introduce sth else 以…开始(或引导)◆She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee.她讲话的开头是对委员会的鸣谢。precedeprecedesprecededprecedingpre·cede/prɪˈsiːd; NAmEprɪˈsiːd/
1to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series → preceding: a type of cloud that precedes rain Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman.2to go somewhere before someone else: The guard preceded them down the corridor.
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