predecessor

美 [ˈpredəsesər]英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]
  • n.前任;原先的东西;被替代的事物

复数: predecessors

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noun

1

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。

2

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

predecessor

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 前任;前辈
    Your predecessor is 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。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (物件、机器的)前身
    The predecessor of 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。

noun

1
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Synonym: harbinger forerunner herald precursor
2
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

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  1. 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。

  2. He is cast in a different mould from his predecessor .

    他和他的前任性格不一样。

  3. The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor

    新上任的总理比他的前任要强。

  4. The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor .

    宪法提案赋予他比前任大得多的权力。

  5. The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors

    这届政府从前任那里接过了一个非常棘手的烂摊子。

  6. He 's backing away from the policies and style of his predecessor

    他正脱离其前任的政策和风格。

  7. It would be unfair to suggest that he will be no more effective than his predecessors

    暗示他不会比前任们更有作为是不公平的。

  8. This leaves the Prime Minister , like his predecessors , earnestly trying to talk down wages .

    这就使得首相和他的前任们一样,急于削减工资。

  9. Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors

    她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome

    他的前任受到了同样热烈的欢迎。

  14. The new government set about dismantling their predecessors ' legislation .

    新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律

  15. The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor .

    新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

  16. It will share the fate of its predecessor .

    它将遭受与前者同样的命运。

  17. The Obama administration , unlike its predecessor , talks of ratifying the test-ban treaty .

    该会议五年举办一次,回顾其间发生的事情

  18. Summarizes the research profile of predecessors on two each .

    总结了前人对方中两味中药的研究概况。

  19. The second chapter is literature review which looks back the research of predecessors .

    第二章为文献综述,对前人的研究成果进行回顾。

  20. Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor .

    我们的新医生比他的前任年轻多了。

  21. This article both has to the predecessor research results model , and has own recent discovery .

    本文既有对前人研究成果的借鉴,又有自己的新发现。

  22. The new proposal is better than its predecessor .

    新建议比以前的建议好。

  23. But he also pledged to continue his predecessor 's political course .

    不过,他也承诺延续其前任的政治路线。

  24. The modern nuclear family is a more specialized unit than its predecessor .

    这种现代化的核心家庭是较之前身更特殊的单位。

  25. 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。

  26. First , summarize the predecessors ' research of the ancestor worship .

    首先,就前人有关祖先神崇拜研究的情况进行概述,对研究现状进行总结。

  27. Their predecessors are getting things started , but they need all the help they can get .

    他们的前辈们正在开辟出一条道路,但他们需要得到一切可以得到的帮助。

  28. My predecessors set the course to modernize managerial and administrative procedures .

    我的各位前任制定了管理和行政程序现代化的方向。

  29. Most of my predecessors have taken office in July .

    我的大多数前任者在7月就职。

  30. For time-dependent networks such as transportation network , Predecessors have proposed many efficient path optimization algorithms .

    针对如交通网络一样的时变网络,前人已经给出了多种有效的路径寻优算法。