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

• This operation is invoked by a demo Configuration Web page which precedes the Retailer's Web page.
  这个操作由演示配置Web页面（位于零售商的Web页面的前面）来调用。
• My fame always precedes me.
  我的名声总是比我的人先行？
• Economy precedes every other problem.
  经济问题优先于所有其他问题。
• His reputation for numerical inflation, repeat announcements and double counting precedes him.
  布朗素有夸大数字、重复声明和重复计算的名声。
• He can't recite the paragraph, but can do the one that precedes.
  他不能背诵这一段，但能背前面的一段。
• 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。
• Now that you have read that sentence, reread the one that precedes.
  现在你已经读到了那句话，那么再把它前面的一句读一遍。
• Your service record precedes you, phoebus.
  你的服役记录我已经看过了，菲比斯。
• Every decade is, in some way, defined and shaped by the one that precedes it.
  某种程度上讲，每个十年都是由之前十年所定义和塑造的。
• 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。