Question

predate v.提早日期，居先; third:predates~done:predated~ing:predating~past:predated~

Accepted Answer

英['pri:'deɪt]  美[priˈdet] VERB（在日期上）早于，先于If you say that one thing predated another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.例：His troubles predated the recession...他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。例：The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。

单词	predate
音标	英['pri:'deɪt] 美[priˈdet]
解释	v.提早日期，居先;
例句	VERB （在日期上）早于，先于 If you say that one thing predated another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing. 例：His troubles predated the recession...他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。例：The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。
变形	third:predates~done:predated~ing:predating~past:predated~

Thing Predated Predate 英['Pri:'Deɪt 美[Priˈdet V.提早日期，居先 Verb 在日期上）早于，先于