predates

英 [ˌpriːˈdeɪts]

美 [ˌpriːˈdeɪts]

v.  (在日期上)早于，先于
predate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （在日期上）早于，先于
  If you say that one thingpredatedanother, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.
  1. His troubles predated the recession...
     他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
  2. The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
     这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。

双语例句

• But the tradition of self-promotion predates the camera by millenniums.In440 B.
  不过，自我推销这一传统早在相机出现数千年前就有了。
• But legend has it that the name derives from a real man, and the origin is much akin to that of Kilroy. Uncle Sam predates Flagg's poster by over a century and is the product of a different war.
  但有传说是这样的：山姆大叔确有其人，其来源与Kilroy（奈尔洛艾）和来源相似。山姆大叔出现的时间要比弗兰格的广告早一个世纪，它是另一场战争的产品。
• Uncle Sam predates Flagg's poster by over a century and is the product of a different war.
  山姆大叔出现的时间要比弗兰格的广告早一个世纪，它是另一场战争的产品。
• Writing down losses in asset values, however, is a reasonable and highly desirable accounting practice prevalent around the world, which predates recent regulatory changes.
  但是，在全球范围内，减记资产价值损失是一种合理且十分可取的会计做法，时间上也早于近年来监管方面的改革。
• These can all be dismissed because of lack of evidence or because OK predates the events that supposedly led to creation.
  由于缺乏证据或由于OK一词产生于那些可能产生该词的事情以前，这些流行的说法都可能被否定。
• 000 Leagues Under the Sea. Jules Verne. Captain Nemo's exploration of the oceans and battle for their control. Verne's Nautilus predates real submarines.
  尼摩船长在大洋中的历险和为了他们的控制权而发生的战斗。凡尔纳的鹦鹉螺号早于真正的潜水艇。
• According to researches on mechanism of predating nematodes, Arthrobotrys mainly generates predacious organ by alive nematodes and predates alive quarries.
  基础科研主要集中在节丛孢捕虫机理的研究上，结果显示，节丛孢主要在活线虫的诱导下产生捕虫器官，捕捉活线虫；
• The term "thread pool" predates the Java platform, and is probably an artifact from a less object-oriented approach.
  术语“线程池”先于Java平台出现，因此它可能是较少面向对象方法的产物。
• The concept of revenue sharing paying commission for referred business predates affiliate marketing and the Internet.
  的概念，收入共享付费委员会提到企业早联属网络营销和互联网。
• Mr Buffett's capacity to admit error predates his popular fame.
  早在声名远播之前，巴菲特就勇于承认错误。