过去式::predated
过去分词::predated
现在分词::predating
第三人称单数::predates
"Stone tools precede bronze tools"
"Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
而且, 这一目标或许要早于防止污染.
The origins of this theory actually predate widespread interest in 2012.这个理论的起源早在2012年前,就广泛的传播了.
Cooling towers predate the nuclear age; a fact that may surprise many.冷却塔早在核时代到来以前就出现了, 这个事实也许让人感到吃惊.
These mammals predate certain eggs.这些哺乳动物出现的年代早于某些卵生动物.
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.