predecessor

英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]

美 [ˈpredəsesər]

n.  前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物

复数：predecessors　

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牛津词典

noun

• 前任
  a person who did a job before sb else
  1. The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
     新任总统彻底改变了其前任的许多政策。
• 原先的东西；被替代的事物
  a thing, such as a machine, that has been followed or replaced by sth else

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 前任；前辈
  Yourpredecessoris the person who had your job before you.
  1. He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
     他坚称他所知道的一切都获自前任肯尼思·赛瑟姆。
• N-COUNT （物件、机器的）前身
  Thepredecessorof an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development.
  1. The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
     这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。

英英释义

noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  Synonym:harbingerforerunnerheraldprecursor
• one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

双语例句

• Unlike his predecessor, he did not continue Kublai's work, but largely rejected it.
  不像他的前任，他没有继续忽必烈的工作，但基本上拒绝了这一要求。
• The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor.
  宪法提案赋予他比前任大得多的权力。
• The new prime minister is expected to purge his cabinet of ministers from his predecessor's government.
  预计新的首相会将他前任政府留下的部长从他的内阁中清除出去。
• In a departure from his predecessor, President Barack Obama has said his administration intends to directly engage Tehran.
  和前任的作法不同，奥巴马总统表示，他的政府打算与德黑兰直接接触。
• He has undone the good work of his predecessor.
  他已毁弃了他前任者的良好成就。
• Abe's predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, was divorced.
  安倍首相的前任小泉纯一郎就是个离了婚的单身汉。
• Bush's predecessor, former President Bill Clinton, also took part in the World AIDS Day event.
  布什的前任、前总统克林顿也参与了世界艾滋病日活动。
• We do not know what has happened to your predecessor.
  我们不知道你的前任们发生了什么事情。
• But this new era must not repeat or prolong the mistakes of its predecessor.
  但是这个新纪元必须不能重复或延长其前任的错误。
• As with the economy, Mr Obama took on a terrible inheritance from his predecessor.
  在接手了一个经济烂摊子的同时，奥巴马从其前任那里还接过了一个可怕的遗产。