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

• Scientists have detected a consistent pattern in the sun's magnetic behavior that precedes solar flares.
  科学家们探测到，太阳耀斑发生之前磁性行为有着一贯的模式。
• 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。
• No, no.i'm delighted that my reputation precedes me.
  不，不，我很高兴我的声望这么高。
• The attributive precedes the center word to modify, restrict or describe it.
  定语在中心语前，修饰、限制或描写中心语。
• As with XPath, a@ mark precedes attribute values, and square brackets contain numbered sibling nodes.
  和使用XPath一样，@标记位于属性值前，方括号中包含了编号的兄弟节点。
• Your service record precedes you, phoebus.
  你的服役记录我已经看过了，菲比斯。
• Life is a predicament that precedes death.
  人生是个困境，在死亡之前。
• My fame always precedes me.
  我的名声总是比我的人先行？
• But there is no logical sense in which age precedes telephone number.
  但是，将年龄放在电话号码前并没有什么逻辑含义。
• Now that you've read that sentence, reread the one that precedes.
  既然你已读完那个句子，那么就再读前面的。