precede
UK [prɪ'si:d] US [pri:-] verb transitive
ADVANCED
■to be or go before something or someone in time or space （指时间或空间上）处在…之前，先于•Boutros Boutros-Ghali preceded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General of the UN.布特罗斯•布特罗斯－加利在科菲•安南之前担任联合国秘书长。 •It would be helpful if you were to precede the report with an introduction.你帮这份报告加上一段引言会更好些。 |