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

• Life is a predicament that precedes death.
  人生是个困境，在死亡之前。
• No, no.i'm delighted that my reputation precedes me.
  不，不，我很高兴我的声望这么高。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Economy precedes every other problem.
  经济问题优先于所有其他问题。
• Karyokinesis during cell division, the process of nuclear division that precedes cytoplasmic division.
  有丝分裂：细胞分裂过程中，细胞核先于胞质分裂。
• 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。