precede
/prɪˈsiːd/VCE📚 5675 113 2六级考研托福If one event or period of time precedes another, it happens before it. (某事件) 先于 (另一事件) 而发生; (某时段) 先于 (另一时段) 而存在
verb [vt. 及物动词]处在……之前，先于；在……之前做（或说）；比……更重要，比……（级别）更高
Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote.
投票之前，主要政党间进行了深入细致的磋商。
pre(前) + cede(走) → 走在前面 → 在…之前
单词造句:
- 网友用“Precede”造句精选
- The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds. 地震之前有一声巨响，持续了20秒钟。
- He gestured to Alice to precede them from the room. 他示意艾丽斯从房间里出来走在他们前面。
- Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question. 请看所谈这一段之前的信息。
- Capitalize all proper nouns but not the articles (a, an) that precede them. 把所有的专有名词大写，它们之前的冠词(a, an)则不用。
- This factor must precede an ice age and have the effect of slightly lowering Earth's temperature. 这一因素一定出现在冰川期之前，并有稍微降低地球温度的效果。