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)

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。
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。
Unlike his predecessor, he did not continue Kublai's work, but largely rejected it.
不像他的前任，他没有继续忽必烈的工作，但基本上拒绝了这一要求。
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。
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。
The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor
新上任的总理比他的前任要强。
On behalf of our nation, I salute my predecessor, President Bush, for his half-century of service to America.
我的前任布什总统为美国服务了半个世纪，在此，我代表我们的国家向他致以崇高的敬意。
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。
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。
His background parallels that of his predecessor.
他的背景和前任的人类似。