| 单词 | predate |
| 释义 | predate verb[T] uk/ˌpriːˈdeɪt/us/ˌpriːˈdeɪt/to haveexistedorhappenedbefore another thing: 早于…存在（或发生）Thesecavepaintingspredate anyotherswhich areknown.这些洞穴绘画早于其他任何已知的同类绘画。 Compare backdate postdate(HAPPEN AFTER) Preceding and introducing
predate verb[IorT] biologyspecializeduk/prɪˈdeɪt/us/prɪˈdeɪt/tokillandeatanotheranimal: （动物）掠食，捕食Somespeciesofbatpredatesmallmammals.某些种类的蝙蝠捕食小型哺乳动物。 Possums will predateonbabybirdsandeggs.负鼠掠食小鸟的鸟蛋。 See also predator predation Plants & animals - general words
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Eating predate| American Dictionarypredate verb[T] us/priˈdeɪt/to haveexistedorhappenedbefore another thing: Theseburialmoundspredated thearrivalof Europeans inNorthAmerica. Examplesofpredatepredate This consciousness is historically grounded, giving recognition and value to a form of society and collective identity which predates the nation-state. From theCambridge English Corpus Its very formlessness is cited as a badge of authenticity since it predates culture, even informs and decides it. From theCambridge English Corpus This hardback edition of the book was published in 2000 and the literature cited obviously predates publication. From theCambridge English Corpus First, culture may be an ancestral state predating the cetacean split from their terrestrial ancestors. From theCambridge English Corpus Mean abundance of o flowers and fruits per plant and mean number of aborted, predated, and surviving seeds per fruit were estimated. From theCambridge English Corpus Biases in the fossil record can be due to features or mechanisms predating or postdating the collecting or during the collection process itself. From theCambridge English Corpus The stationary theory, which predated the finite-horizon one, can be obtained as a limiting case of the above, with some care though. From theCambridge English Corpus Much of this research predated related work in statistics and elsewhere. From theCambridge English Corpus The assumed link between the rule of law and economic development predates the current round of judicial reform. From theCambridge English Corpus A sharp and significant decline in age at diagnosis was found, predating echocardiography. From theCambridge English Corpus Nests in open-canopy forest were least predated (16.7%), with predation in rural areas (58.3%) being higher than in closed-canopy forest (32.8%). From theCambridge English Corpus This activity in fact predates the radical sectarianism of the past quarter century, though it has no doubt contributed to it. From theCambridge English Corpus The authors conclude that difficulties in establishing relationshipspredateschizophrenia. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, much of this information predates recent advances in paediatric care. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, given that important social-cognitive developmentspredatelanguage, it seems plausible that those will form the basis for the child's grammar. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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