predate

1. VERB （在日期上）早于，先于
   If you say that one thing predated another, 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。

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。
3. Delivering the benefits of modeling is still difficult because most process modeling techniques are based on concepts that predate SOA and BPM.
   提供建模的好处仍然很困难，因为大部分流程建模技术都基于先于SOA和BPM的概念。
4. Some researchers go so far as to suggest that viruses predate their hosts. That they essentially invented cells as a reliable and renewable resource they could then exploit for the sake of making new viral particles.
   一些研究人员甚至表示，病毒先于宿主出现。它们基本上创造了细胞，并将其当做可靠的、可延续的资源，日后可以用来产生新病毒。
5. These worries predate the ructions in the Arab world.
   这些担忧在阿拉伯世界发生动乱之前就出现了。
6. As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate jitters!
   我开车驶往母亲住所，竟感到约会前的紧张不安。
7. These studies conclude that sediba did in fact predate Homo erectus and, moreover, that parts of its anatomy are surprisingly similar to modern man.
   称源泉种实际上要早于直立猿人，并且其结构的某些部分与现代人也极为相似。
8. All the numbers come from annual disclosure forms, so they predate the worst of the economic crisis.
   所有这些数字都来自于年度披露报表，因此反映的是经济危机最严重阶段来临之前的情况。
9. Cuneiform was the first known form of written language, but spoken language is believed to predate writing by tens of thousands of years at least.
   楔形文字是已知的最早的书面语言。而一般认为，口头语的产生要比书面语早至少几万年。
10. Rabies and Rabid Dogs in the Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Literature If they are, in fact, writing, they predate the commonly accepted origin of cuneiform writing in Mesopotamia by 200 years.
    两河流域楔形文字文献中的狂犬和狂犬病果真如此的话，那它们就可能比公认的美索不达米亚最早的楔形文字早大约200年。
11. From the predate to the follow-up, keep in mind this six-step dating guide on how to do it right.
    从预先准备后，到约会后后续，记住下面六步如何做正确的约会指南。
12. If they are, in fact, writing, they predate the commonly accepted origin of cuneiform writing in Mesopotamia by 200 years.
    果真如此的话，那它们就可能比公认的美索不达米亚最早的楔形文字早大约200年。
13. Some African countries have stocks that predate the ban, which they can also sell.
    一些非洲国家在禁令颁布前的象牙库存，也可以合法销售。
14. Films that predate Allen could also be worth a review since, according to Taylor, the director always gives classic film references as a guide to the look he seeks for leading men.
    艾伦之前的电影也值得追溯，因为，根据泰勒的说法，导演总是参考经典影片来决定男主角的形象。
15. Indeed, this strand may well predate the anti-pollution effort.
    而且，这一目标或许要早于防止污染。
16. Popular games in China typically feature elves, dwarves or characters that predate the past century of political turmoil.
    在中国受欢迎的游戏往往有几个典型的人物角色，如捣蛋鬼、侏儒或是经历上世纪政治动乱的人物。
17. Most Americans consider Halloween a festive occasion, but its roots long predate the United States and its meaning has changed greatly over time.
    尽管多数美国人将万圣节视为传统节日，但它的起源却远远早于美国的历史，而且意义也随着时间发生了很大变化。
18. The little black ladybird beetle can predate on the egg, nymph, pupa and adult of the whitefly, with high activity and large predating quantity.
    小黑瓢虫成虫寿命长达90－130天，可捕食粉虱卵、若虫、成虫各虫态，且捕食量大，活动能力强，是高氏瘤粉虱的有效天敌，具有很好的保护利用价值。
19. Predate Research on the Europe-Asia-Continent Bridge Transport
    欧亚&新海大陆桥运输的前期研究
20. The training of manage competent at predate reduces the needing distance between available capability and newly practical role for nursing backbone.
    管理胜任能力作为管理岗位前培训，缩减了护理骨干现有能力与新任角色所需基础间的差距。

verb

1. establish something as being earlier relative to something else

   Synonym:    antedateforedate

2. prey on or hunt for
   1. These mammals predate certain eggs

   Synonym:    ravenprey

3. come before
   1. Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify

   Synonym:    precede

4. be earlier in time
   1. Stone tools precede bronze tools

   Synonym:    precedeforegoforgoantecedeantedate