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

• To say that something is inevitable is to assert that it will occur no matter what precedes it.
  说某个事件是必然的就是断定，无论前因是什么，那个事件都会出现。
• So, this regexp is equivalent to: Take the first text that precedes a space.
  因此，该regexp相当于：取空格前的第一段文本。
• A transmission control character that precedes a text and may be used to terminate the message heading.
  一种传输控制字符，位于正文之前，可用来终止报文标题〔报头〕。
• As with XPath, a@ mark precedes attribute values, and square brackets contain numbered sibling nodes.
  和使用XPath一样，@标记位于属性值前，方括号中包含了编号的兄弟节点。
• A section break controls the section formatting of the text that precedes it.
  分节符用于控制在它前面的文字的节格式。
• 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。
• Theoretical innovation based on practice precedes social development and changes.
  实践基础上的理论创新是社会发展和变革的先导。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。