preceding
英 [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ]
美 [prɪˈsiːdɪŋ]
v. 在…之前发生(或出现); 先于; 走在…前面
precede的现在分词
现在分词：preceding
BNC.6220 / COCA.7079
同义词辨析
previousforegoingformerprecedingprior【导航词义：先前的】
previousadj. 先前的，以前的
〔辨析〕
指在当下所提及的事件、时间等之前发生或存在的，通常作定语。
〔例证〕
She has a child from a previous marriage.
她前一次婚姻有一个孩子。
He discovered that he had met his new colleague before on three previous occasions.
他发现他以前见过他的新同事3次。
她前一次婚姻有一个孩子。
He discovered that he had met his new colleague before on three previous occasions.
他发现他以前见过他的新同事3次。
foregoingadj. 〈正式〉前述的
〔辨析〕
指事物在讲述、文章等中刚刚提到的，常作定语。
〔例证〕
the foregoing examples
上述例证
The foregoing conclusion is based on the following data.
上述结论是根据以下数据得出的。
上述例证
The foregoing conclusion is based on the following data.
上述结论是根据以下数据得出的。
formeradj. 以前的，从前的
〔辨析〕
指曾有过某种职务或地位的，也可指发生或存在于过去的。
〔例证〕
He has a great interest in books about the former president.
他对和那位前总统有关的书十分感兴趣。
His income has been reduced to half its former amount due to the economic depression.
由于经济萧条，他的收入已减少到以前的一半。
他对和那位前总统有关的书十分感兴趣。
His income has been reduced to half its former amount due to the economic depression.
由于经济萧条，他的收入已减少到以前的一半。
precedingadj. 〈正式〉在前的，前面的
〔辨析〕
指在所提时间、地点或部分之前发生或出现的。
〔例证〕
The examples in the preceding chapter are used again later.
上一章的例子后面又再次被使用。
Their plan of seeing a movie together on Friday failed because they had a quarrel on the preceding day.
他们周五一起看电影的计划泡汤了，因为他们在前一天吵了一架。
上一章的例子后面又再次被使用。
Their plan of seeing a movie together on Friday failed because they had a quarrel on the preceding day.
他们周五一起看电影的计划泡汤了，因为他们在前一天吵了一架。
prioradj. 在前的，较早的
〔辨析〕
较正式用词，多指先于另一事物或某一时间前存在或安排的。
〔例证〕
The discussion requires prior knowledge of the subject.
本次讨论要求事先了解该主题的相关知识。
No employee can be recruited without the prior approval of the manager.
事先未征得经理的同意不可以招收任何员工。
本次讨论要求事先了解该主题的相关知识。
No employee can be recruited without the prior approval of the manager.
事先未征得经理的同意不可以招收任何员工。
柯林斯词典
- VERB 发生在…之前；先于
If one event or period of timeprecedesanother, it happens before it.- Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote...
主要政党在选举前进行了集中的谈判。 - The earthquake was preceded by a loud roar and lasted 20 seconds...
地震前有一阵巨大的轰隆声，持续了20秒钟。 - Industrial orders had already fallen in the preceding months.
工业订单在前几个月就已减少。
- Intensive negotiations between the main parties preceded the vote...
- VERB （顺序、位置）先于，在…前面
If youprecedesomeone somewhere, you go in front of them.- He gestured to Alice to precede them from the room...
他给艾丽斯做手势，让她在他们前面离开房间。 - They were preceded by mounted cowboys.
他们前面是骑马的牛仔们。
- He gestured to Alice to precede them from the room...
- VERB （句、段、章节）在…之前
A sentence, paragraph, or chapter thatprecedesanother one comes just before it.- Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question...
查看正在讨论的这段文字前面的信息。 - Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
把前一节要求的练习重做一遍。
- Look at the information that precedes the paragraph in question...
双语例句
- I knew that he had been in Cuba the preceding summer.
我知道前一年夏天他在古巴。 - The author deals with the problem of violence among teenagers in the preceding chapters.
在前几章，作者讨论了青少年中的暴力问题。 - In this installment and the preceding one, I've discussed environmental concerns and impacts on emergent design.
在这一期和上一期，我介绍了环境因素及其对紧急设计的影响。 - The preceding organizations are administrative, longitudinal, and are based on the system of social administration and control.
过去的社会组织大都是行政性的、纵向的，属于以单位为基础的社会管理和控制体系。 - The shipowners referred to in the preceding paragraph shall include the charterer and the operator of a ship.
前款所称的船舶所有人，包括船舶承租人和船舶经营人。 - This phrase serves as a connecting link between the preceding and the following.
这个短语起到了承上启下的作用。 - In the four preceding chapters, I have diagnosed the sickness of contemporary society.
在前面四章中我已对当代社会的弊端作了分析。 - In the preceding steps, we chose One Way Operation.
在前面的步骤中，我们选择的是单向操作。 - Each generation surpasses the preceding one.
一代更比一代强。 - In or of the month preceding the present one.
在上一个月内的或上一个月的。