precede
verb [ T ] uk/prɪˈsiːd/ us/priːˈsiːd/
C2 （指时间或空间上）处在…之前，先于
to be or go before something or someone in time or space
Kofi Annan preceded Ban Ki-moon as the Secretary-General of the UN. 科菲•安南在潘基文之前担任联合国秘书长。
It would be helpful if you were to precede the report with an introduction. 你给这份报告加上一段引言会更好些。
Synonym: preface
Opposites: follow (HAPPEN)succeed (FOLLOW)
- More examples
- This evening's talk will be preceded by a brief introduction from Mr Appleby.
- Verbs usually precede objects in English.
- The attacks were preceded by a period of unrest in the capital city.
- He preceded Dennis Healey as the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- I'm not sure if I fully understand the sentence which precedes this one.