preceded

英 [prɪˈsiːdɪd]

美 [prɪˈsiːdɪd]

v.  在…之前发生(或出现); 先于; 走在…前面
precede的过去分词和过去式

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

• He came in, preceded by his wife.
  他和他的妻子一前一后地走了进来。
• The launch of the service was preceded by months of speculation that it would never happen.
  发起这项服务前的几个月里，没有人想到会发生。
• Verbs are usually preceded by the subject in english.
  在英语中，主语通常位于动词之前。
• Generally a noun can be preceded by a numeral-measure word combination, but can't be modified by adverbs.
  名词前边一般能加数词和量词，但不能受副词修饰。
• A lot of politicking preceded the choice of the new director.
  在选新领导人之前进行了大量的拉拢活动。
• They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
  他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
• The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe.
  此单元格中的数字为文本格式，或者其前面有撇号。
• This time the foolishness preceded the summit.
  这一次，类似的愚蠢行为发生在峰会之前。
• Despite the violence that preceded the elections, reports say that polling was orderly and peaceful.
  尽管选举前发生了暴力事件，报道说投票得以和平有序地进行。
• The Speaker is preceded by the mace-bearer upon his entry to the chamber.
  当议长走进议事厅的时候，前面由执议长权标的人开路。