新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

predate

英  [ˌpriːˈdeɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • predates , predating , predated

    1[T 及物动词] (在日期上)早于

    If you say that one thing predated another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.

    双语例句

    例:

    His troubles predated the recession.

    他的麻烦早在经济萧条前就出现了。

    例:

    The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.

    该纪念碑的出现要早于英国的德鲁伊教派的到来。