predecessor

英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]

美 [ˈpredəsesər]

n. 前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物

Collins.2 / BNC.4183 / COCA.5256

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

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。

noun

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

He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
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。
Bush's predecessor, former President Bill Clinton, also took part in the World AIDS Day event.
布什的前任、前总统克林顿也参与了世界艾滋病日活动。
Like its predecessor, this transformation can be extended.
像其前辈一样，该转换可以扩展。
His predecessor quit because he was not in the least interested in this kind of job.
他的前任因为对这种工作毫无兴趣，所以离职了。
He has undone the good work of his predecessor.
他已毁弃了他前任者的良好成就。
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 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。
But this new era must not repeat or prolong the mistakes of its predecessor.
但是这个新纪元必须不能重复或延长其前任的错误。
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。