precede

先于…；在…之前

高于；优于；比…优先

早于…

先行提出；在…前加上

precede

领先(于), 在...之前, 先于

precede

1. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

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2. come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

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3. be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"

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4. move ahead (of others) in time or space

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5. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

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