简单释义：

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v. 早于；先于…建成（或形成、发生等）

Web 在日期上早于；提早日期；在历史上早于

变形：

"Past Participle：predated  Present Participle：predating  Simple Present：predates  "

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完整释义：

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v.

1.倒填…的日期,填早于…的日期
2.在日期上早于[先于]

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例句：

1. As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate jitters! What would we talk about? What if she didn't like the restaurant I chose?
   我开车驶往母亲住所，竟感到约会前的紧张不安。我们将谈些什么呢？如果她不喜欢我选的餐馆怎么办？

2. And free SMTP servers predate Microsoft's products.
   还有免费的SMTP服务器，早期的微软产品。

3. It definitely didn't come to English through French since the Old English citations predate the Norman Conquest.
   但是可以肯定的是它绝非来源于法语，因为在古英语尚在是有时，诺曼征服的时代还未到来呢。

4. predate the check by three days
   把支票的日期填早三天。

5. Many of these groups predate the Afghan or Pakistani Taliban and tend to remain independent of either group.
   许多这类组织早在阿富汗或巴基斯坦塔利班之前便彼此独立，并仍保持这一倾向。

6. Geography partly explains the difference: America is spread out, while European cities predate the car.
   也许地理特点可以部分解释两地之间的不同：美国城市是发散式向外建设的，而欧洲城市的形成早于汽车时代。

7. Technologies that predate mainstream Web services offer a dual nature in the way they fit into frameworks.
   领先于主流Web服务的技术在适应框架的方式上提供了双重特性。

8. The custom of the wedding veil should predate wedding dress by centuries.
   婚纱的习俗要比婚服早几个世纪。