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
- 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。 - As with the economy, Mr Obama took on a terrible inheritance from his predecessor.
在接手了一个经济烂摊子的同时，奥巴马从其前任那里还接过了一个可怕的遗产。 - 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。 - He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.
我们的新医生比他的前任年轻多了。 - This date is based on the duration, calendars, and constraints of predecessor and successor tasks.
此日期以前置任务和后续任务的工期、日历和限制为基础。 - 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！