pre·cede
verb OPAL W
/prɪˈsiːd/
/prɪˈsiːd/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they precede | /prɪˈsiːd/ /prɪˈsiːd/ |
| he / she / it precedes | /prɪˈsiːdz/ /prɪˈsiːdz/ |
| past simple preceded | /prɪˈsiːdɪd/ /prɪˈsiːdɪd/ |
| past participle preceded | /prɪˈsiːdɪd/ /prɪˈsiːdɪd/ |
| -ing form preceding | /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ |
- precede somebody/something to happen before something or come before something/somebody in order
在…之前发生（或出现）；先于 - the years preceding the war
战前的几年 - His resignation was preceded by weeks of speculation.
在他辞职之前，有关的猜测已持续了几个星期。 - She preceded me in the job.
她是我这工作的前任。 - in the moments which immediately preceded the earthquake
就在地震发生之前的时刻
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- immediately
- generally
- …
- the years preceding the war
- precede somebody + adv./prep. to go in front of somebody
走在…前面 - She preceded him out of the room.
她先于他走出屋子。
- She preceded him out of the room.
- precede something with something to do or say something to introduce something else
以…开始（或引导） - She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee.
她讲话的开头是对委员会的鸣谢。
- She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French preceder, from Latin praecedere, from prae ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’.