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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

          • 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。
          • In a departure from his predecessor, President Barack Obama has said his administration intends to directly engage Tehran.
            和前任的作法不同,奥巴马总统表示,他的政府打算与德黑兰直接接触。
          • Like its predecessor, this transformation can be extended.
            像其前辈一样,该转换可以扩展。
          • The new prime minister is expected to purge his cabinet of ministers from his predecessor's government.
            预计新的首相会将他前任政府留下的部长从他的内阁中清除出去。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • 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!
          • The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor.
            宪法提案赋予他比前任大得多的权力。