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

• 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。
• He is a president living in the shadow of his predecessor.
  他是一个在他的前任的声誉影响中过日子的总统。
• He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor
  他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
• I felt that my predecessor had taken too many liberties with regulations.
  我觉得我前任对制度太随意了。
• Questions about his predecessor consumed more than half of Wang Rong's session earlier this month.
  在本月早些时候的记者招待会上，有关王荣前任的问题占到了一半以上的时间。
• 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。
• With all of the power and speed of its predecessor, this machine also has incredible firepower!
  不但具有其前身的全部力量和速度，这台机器还拥有不可思议的强大火力！
• The new prime minister is expected to purge his cabinet of ministers from his predecessor's government.
  预计新的首相会将他前任政府留下的部长从他的内阁中清除出去。
• 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。