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

• The term "thread pool" predates the Java platform, and is probably an artifact from a less object-oriented approach.
  术语“线程池”先于Java平台出现，因此它可能是较少面向对象方法的产物。
• 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 mistrust of business long predates the financial crisis.
  但是，人们对企业的不信任感早在此次金融危机之前就存在了。
• 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。
• 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。
• For these patients, our treatment options effectively go back to the era that predates the advent of antibiotics.
  对于这类患者，我们的治疗选择实际上回到了抗生素出现以前的时期。
• 000 Leagues Under the Sea. Jules Verne. Captain Nemo's exploration of the oceans and battle for their control. Verne's Nautilus predates real submarines.
  尼摩船长在大洋中的历险和为了他们的控制权而发生的战斗。凡尔纳的鹦鹉螺号早于真正的潜水艇。
• Null= The database monitor file predates this enhancement
  null=数据库监视器文件早于这个增强
• 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。
• But we do know this: unchecked, XDR-TB could take us back to the treatment era that predates the development of antibiotics.
  但是这一点我们很清楚：广泛耐药结核病若不加以制止，它很有可能使治疗效果倒退到没有研发出抗生素的岁月。