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
• one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

双语例句

• 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。
• Abe's predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, was divorced.
  安倍首相的前任小泉纯一郎就是个离了婚的单身汉。
• Like its predecessor, this transformation can be extended.
  像其前辈一样，该转换可以扩展。
• With all of the power and speed of its predecessor, this machine also has incredible firepower!
  不但具有其前身的全部力量和速度，这台机器还拥有不可思议的强大火力！
• My predecessor felt you had an ambivalent relationship with him.
  我的前任感到你和他有一种矛盾的关系。
• 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。
• I felt that my predecessor had taken too many liberties with regulations.
  我觉得我前任对制度太随意了。
• 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。
• His background parallels that of his predecessor.
  他的背景和前任的人类似。
• Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.
  我们的新医生比他的前任年轻多了。