predecessor

英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]

美 [ˈpredəsesər]

n. 前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物

Collins.2 / BNC.4183 / COCA.5256

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

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。

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)

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！
My predecessor felt you had an ambivalent relationship with him.
我的前任感到你和他有一种矛盾的关系。
His predecessor quit because he was not in the least interested in this kind of job.
他的前任因为对这种工作毫无兴趣，所以离职了。
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。
I have a problem with my HR Director, who I inherited from my predecessor.
我与前任留给我的人力资源主管之间存在着一些问题。
The new managing director overturned many decisions made by his predecessor.
新的总经理推翻了许多他的前任所做的决定。
We do not know what has happened to your predecessor.
我们不知道你的前任们发生了什么事情。
The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor
新上任的总理比他的前任要强。
This is the predecessor of Chinese drama.
这是中国戏剧的前身。
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。