predate的中文翻译是什么意思
predate
v. 提早日期，居先
predate的柯林斯释义
VERB（在日期上）早于，先于
If you say that one thing predated another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.
His troubles predated the recession...
他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
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。
predate的英文释义
Verb
1. be earlier in time; go back further;
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
2. come before;
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
3. prey on or hunt for;
- These mammals predate certain eggs
4. establish something as being earlier relative to something else
predate的场景例句
Indeed, this strand may well predate the anti - pollution effort.
而且, 这一目标或许要早于防止污染.
The origins of this theory actually predate widespread interest in 2012.
这个理论的起源早在2012年前,就广泛的传播了.
Cooling towers predate the nuclear age; a fact that may surprise many.
冷却塔早在核时代到来以前就出现了, 这个事实也许让人感到吃惊.
These mammals predate certain eggs.
这些哺乳动物出现的年代早于某些卵生动物.
As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate jitters!
我开车驶往母亲住所, 竟感到约会前的紧张不安.