predecessors

英 [ˈpriːdɪsɛsəz]

美 [ˈprɛdəˌsɛsərz]

n.  前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物
predecessor的复数

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。

双语例句

• The predecessors had several opinions regarding the defeat of New Life Movement, but it was not comprehensive.
  前人对于新生活运动的失败已有几种见解，但是仍然不够全面。
• You, whose predecessors scored initial success in astronomical research, have acquired a greater accomplishment in this respect.
  你，天文研究得分初步成功的前任者，在这方面已经取得更大的成就。
• It's about a relationship to predecessors who are seen as too similar.
  也是因为和前辈的关系，他们看太像了。
• This paper reviews what predecessors have done on this issue.
  本文拟就前人在此问题上的研究做一个述评。
• Perhaps, but had Orwell consulted his predecessors, he would have encountered different sentiments.
  但是如果奥威尔真的咨询过他的前辈，他恐怕会听到一些不同的感想。
• You'd like kafka, one of my predecessors.
  那你会喜欢我的前辈卡夫卡。
• A revision can have multiple predecessors, too.
  一个修订也可以有多个前身。
• IBM Rational Method Composer and its predecessors have always provided a standalone process, independent of tools.
  IBMRationalMethodComposer和它的前任一直提供单独的过程，不依赖工具。
• I also found the new bb10 browser much faster than its predecessors.
  此外，我发现新的bb10浏览器比之前的版本快很多。
• I have survived your predecessors, and I will survive you.
  你的前身都杀不了我，你也一样！