简单释义：

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v. 先于；在…之前发生（或出现）；走在…前面

网络 领先；领先于；优于

变形：

过去分词：preceded  现在分词：preceding  第三人称单数：precedes  

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完整释义：

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v.

1.在...之前
2.在前面,领先,居先
3.领先于,居先于,在…之先
4.在…之上;优于;比…重要
5.在…前加上;为…加上引言
6.比…高明
7.先兆
8.接踵而来
9.高于;优于
10.引,领着

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例句：

1. Agricultural development simply must precede economic development.
   农业的发展必须在整个经济发展中处于领先地位。

2. And there was some positioning for next year's picnic too, which will precede Kentucky's election for governor.
   明年FancyFarm野餐会将在肯塔基州长竞选之前举行，从中也可以看出明年的一些苗头。

3. Watery diarrhoea is often present in the early stages of illness, and may precede respiratory symptoms by up to one week.
   发病初期，往往会有水样腹泻，然后呼吸道症状可能持续一个星期。

4. A nuclear strike by an unstable regime might precede this: Pakistan has already come close.
   一个不稳定的政权的核袭击可能先于这些：巴基斯坦可能就是。

5. It sounds too scientific, but children can say the correct name should precede the name is not wrong.
   虽然听起来过于科学，但在孩子能够说出这些名称之前冠以正确的名称并没有不妥。

6. Brief descriptions precede each group of charts; however, we believe the results shown in the charts speak for themselves.
   每组图表前面都有简要的描述；但我们相信图表显示的结果会证明它们的真实性。

7. While proximal muscle weakness is usually present, the skin lesions can precede the myositis by weeks to years.
   常出现近侧肌无力，皮肤损害先于肌炎数周至数年。

8. The return type for an operator must immediately precede the parameter list, and modifier is either implicit or explicit.
   operator的返回类型必须紧挨在参数列表之前，并且modifier为implicit或explicit。