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

• Verbs are usually preceded by the subject in english.
  在英语中，主语通常位于动词之前。
• If preceded by high-quality sites and it is doing the reverse link, then you benefited;
  如果之前有高质量的站点和它做反向链接，那你就受益了；
• In English a noun may be preceded by a monosyllable called an article.
  英语的名词可以冠以一个叫做“冠词”的单音词。
• 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。
• I sought Mr. Mason, delivered the message, and preceded him from the room.
  我找到了梅森先生，捎了口信，我在前面带他走出屋子。
• This time the foolishness preceded the summit.
  这一次，类似的愚蠢行为发生在峰会之前。
• Extensive testing preceded the rollout last month.
  在上个月推出这种技术之前，该银行进行了广泛的测试。
• 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。
• He came in, preceded by his wife.
  他和他的妻子一前一后地走了进来。
• 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。