predecessor
英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]
美 [ˈpredəsesər]
n. 前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物
复数:predecessors
Collins.2 / BNC.4183 / COCA.5256
牛津词典
noun
- 前任
a person who did a job before sb else- 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。
- The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
- 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.- 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。
- He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
- 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.- 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。
- The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
英英释义
noun
- something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
- 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。