predated

英['priː'deɪt] 美[priː'deɪt]
  • v.在日期上早于
predated predated predating predates
    v. (动词)
    1. 在日期上早于
    2. 倒填...的日期
    3. 填早于...的日期
    4. 把…的日期填得早于实际日期
    5. 提早日期
    6. 居先
    7. 预期
    8. 预料
    9. 比…较早到来

英英释义

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

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The custom of the wedding veil should predate wedding dress by centries.
      婚纱的习俗要比婚服早几个世纪。