antecede

中文含义: 先于、早于

词性: 动词

美式发音: ˌæntɪˈsiːd

同义词: precede, go before, come before

易混淆单词: antecedent, which means a thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

双语例句:

1. The invention of the telephone anteceded the internet by many years.(电话的发明早于互联网很多年)

2. Our company’s success anteceded the arrival of our current CEO.(我们公司的成功在现任CEO的到来之前就已经开始了)

3. The issue of climate change anteceded policies aimed at combating it.(应对气候变化的政策之前是气候变化这个问题)