predates

英 [ˌpriːˈdeɪts]

美 [ˌpriːˈdeɪts]

v.  (在日期上)早于，先于
predate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （在日期上）早于，先于
  If you say that one thingpredatedanother, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.
  1. His troubles predated the recession...
     他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
  2. The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
     这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。

双语例句

• Here, in the mornings, you can still find waiters carrying snacks on trays slung around their necks, a style of service that predates the trolley.
  清晨，在这里你会发现侍应生仍然像过去一样用手将点心托盘举在脖子边上，而不是使用现在的点心小推车。
• Mr Buffett's capacity to admit error predates his popular fame.
  早在声名远播之前，巴菲特就勇于承认错误。
• Rachel O'Connell, safety officer at Bebo, pointed out that bullying predates the internet and children were simply using new tools to do what they have always done.
  Bebo的安全官雷切尔•奥康内尔（RachelO'Connell）指出，在互联网出现之前，欺凌现象就已经存在了，孩子们只是用新的工具来做他们以前一直在做的事。
• But for some wealth managers, their cinematic inspiration in the battle against inflation predates the Reagan era.
  不过，对某些财富管理机构来说，他们在抵御通胀战斗中的灵感来源于比里根更早的时代。
• The building predates World War II.
  那楝建筑物建於第二次世界大战前。
• That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
  那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
• Writing down losses in asset values, however, is a reasonable and highly desirable accounting practice prevalent around the world, which predates recent regulatory changes.
  但是，在全球范围内，减记资产价值损失是一种合理且十分可取的会计做法，时间上也早于近年来监管方面的改革。
• The variorum anthology value mainly manifests in two aspects: one, in anthology variorum predates the Song Dynasty block-printed edition anthology note, has the important value of the version.
  《文选集注》的价值主要体现在两个方面：一、《文选集注》在时间上早于宋刻本《文选》注，具有重要的版本价值。
• That predates the latest turmoil in financial markets which has forced companies to shed more jobs.
  这一时期早于最近的金融市场动荡，最近一波金融动荡迫使企业裁掉更多职位。
• But the tradition of self-promotion predates the camera by millenniums.In440 B.
  不过，自我推销这一传统早在相机出现数千年前就有了。