predate
英[prɪ'deɪt]
美[pri'det]
- 居先, 早于
词态变化
第三人称单数: predates;过去式: predated;过去分词: predated;现在分词: predating;
双语例句
- 1. 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.
- 2. 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.
- 3. 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.
- 4. These mammals predate certain eggs.
- 这些哺乳动物出现的年代早于某些卵生动物.
- 5. 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.