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

• 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。
• This date is based on the duration, calendars, and constraints of predecessor and successor tasks.
  此日期以前置任务和后续任务的工期、日历和限制为基础。
• He has undone the good work of his predecessor.
  他已毁弃了他前任者的良好成就。
• His background parallels that of his predecessor.
  他的背景和前任的人类似。
• Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.
  我们的新医生比他的前任年轻多了。
• On behalf of our nation, I salute my predecessor, President Bush, for his half-century of service to America.
  我的前任布什总统为美国服务了半个世纪，在此，我代表我们的国家向他致以崇高的敬意。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。