predate

英 [ˌpriːˈdeɪt]

美 [ˌpriːˈdeɪt]

v.  (在日期上)早于，先于

第三人称单数：predates　现在分词：predating　过去式：predated　过去分词：predated　

经济

BNC.19621 / COCA.13758

柯林斯词典

• VERB （在日期上）早于，先于
  If you say that one thingpredatedanother, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.
  1. His troubles predated the recession...
     他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• establish something as being earlier relative to something else
  Synonym:antedateforedate
• prey on or hunt for
  1. These mammals predate certain eggs
  Synonym:ravenprey
• come before
  1. Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
  Synonym:precede
• be earlier in time
  1. Stone tools precede bronze tools
  Synonym:precedeforegoforgoantecedeantedate

双语例句

• Delivering the benefits of modeling is still difficult because most process modeling techniques are based on concepts that predate SOA and BPM.
  提供建模的好处仍然很困难，因为大部分流程建模技术都基于先于SOA和BPM的概念。
• The little black ladybird beetle can predate on the egg, nymph, pupa and adult of the whitefly, with high activity and large predating quantity.
  小黑瓢虫成虫寿命长达90－130天，可捕食粉虱卵、若虫、成虫各虫态，且捕食量大，活动能力强，是高氏瘤粉虱的有效天敌，具有很好的保护利用价值。
• Some African countries have stocks that predate the ban, which they can also sell.
  一些非洲国家在禁令颁布前的象牙库存，也可以合法销售。
• Some researchers go so far as to suggest that viruses predate their hosts. That they essentially invented cells as a reliable and renewable resource they could then exploit for the sake of making new viral particles.
  一些研究人员甚至表示，病毒先于宿主出现。它们基本上创造了细胞，并将其当做可靠的、可延续的资源，日后可以用来产生新病毒。
• As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate jitters!
  我开车驶往母亲住所，竟感到约会前的紧张不安。
• From the predate to the follow-up, keep in mind this six-step dating guide on how to do it right.
  从预先准备后，到约会后后续，记住下面六步如何做正确的约会指南。
• The training of manage competent at predate reduces the needing distance between available capability and newly practical role for nursing backbone.
  管理胜任能力作为管理岗位前培训，缩减了护理骨干现有能力与新任角色所需基础间的差距。
• Predate Research on the Europe-Asia-Continent Bridge Transport
  欧亚&新海大陆桥运输的前期研究
• Popular games in China typically feature elves, dwarves or characters that predate the past century of political turmoil.
  在中国受欢迎的游戏往往有几个典型的人物角色，如捣蛋鬼、侏儒或是经历上世纪政治动乱的人物。
• 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。