pre-date

美 [ˈpriː deɪt]英 [ˈpriː deɪt]

pre-date

verb

VN早于；先于…建成（或形成、发生等）
to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than sth else in the past

Few of the town's fine buildings pre-date the earthquake of 1755.

该城的精美建筑很少是1755年大地震前建成的。

1

Under the circumstance of payment of letter of credit , shippers ask carrier to pre-date the bill of lading in order to be paid by bank smoothly .

在信用证支付的情况下，托运人为了能从银行顺利结汇而要求承运人在提单上注明早于实际装船的日期。
2

Few of the town 's fine buildings pre-date the earthquake of 1755 .

该城的精美建筑很少是1755年大地震前建成的。
3

Men also forget all the time and money women spend pre-date ; a new outfit , waxing , shaving , makeup and hair .

男人也不知道，女人在准备约会前的开销，新衣服、脱毛、化妆、做头发。
4

Consider this : according to the survey by Match.com 65 percent of women spend 50 dollar or more on pre-date grooming and clothing , Don 't want to spend money on the first date ?

根据调查，百分之65的女性花在约会前准备的钱高达50美元甚至更多。
5

Other researchers have found fossils of algae and wormlike creatures in rocks in northern China that pre-date the end of the Marinoan glaciation , 635m years ago , which marks the boundary between the Ediacaran and the Cryogenian period that precedes it .

其他研究者已在中国北部地区的岩石里发现水藻化石和蚯蚓类生物，是6.35亿年前的冰河世纪末，标志埃迪卡拉纪和成冰系时期的界限前移。