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predecessor

英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]

美 [ˈpredəsesər]

n.  前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物

复数:predecessors 

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牛津词典

    noun

    • 前任
      a person who did a job before sb else
      1. The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
        新任总统彻底改变了其前任的许多政策。
    • 原先的东西;被替代的事物
      a thing, such as a machine, that has been followed or replaced by sth else

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 前任;前辈
        Yourpredecessoris the person who had your job before you.
        1. He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
          他坚称他所知道的一切都获自前任肯尼思·赛瑟姆。
      • N-COUNT (物件、机器的)前身
        Thepredecessorof an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development.
        1. The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
          这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。

      英英释义

      noun

      • something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
          Synonym:harbingerforerunnerheraldprecursor
        1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

          双语例句

          • This is the predecessor of Chinese drama.
            这是中国戏剧的前身。
          • The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor
            新上任的总理比他的前任要强。
          • Questions about his predecessor consumed more than half of Wang Rong's session earlier this month.
            在本月早些时候的记者招待会上,有关王荣前任的问题占到了一半以上的时间。
          • He's backing away from the policies and style of his predecessor
            他正脱离其前任的政策和风格。
          • He is a president living in the shadow of his predecessor.
            他是一个在他的前任的声誉影响中过日子的总统。
          • He has undone the good work of his predecessor.
            他已毁弃了他前任者的良好成就。
          • On behalf of our nation, I salute my predecessor, President Bush, for his half-century of service to America.
            我的前任布什总统为美国服务了半个世纪,在此,我代表我们的国家向他致以崇高的敬意。
          • As with the economy, Mr Obama took on a terrible inheritance from his predecessor.
            在接手了一个经济烂摊子的同时,奥巴马从其前任那里还接过了一个可怕的遗产。
          • We do not know what has happened to your predecessor.
            我们不知道你的前任们发生了什么事情。
          • I have a problem with my HR Director, who I inherited from my predecessor.
            我与前任留给我的人力资源主管之间存在着一些问题。