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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Precede \Pre*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preceded}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Preceding}.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before
   + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr['e]ceder. See
   {Pre-}, and {Cede}.]
   1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with
      relation to anything. ``Harm precedes not sin.'' --Milton.

   2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.

   3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used
      with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.]

            It is usual to precede hostilities by a public
            declaration.                          --Kent.

资料来源 : WordNet®

precede
     v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede
          bronze tools" [syn: {predate}, {forego}, {antecede}, {antedate}]
          [ant: {postdate}]
     2: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they
        modify" [syn: {predate}]
     3: be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line
        of Susan's husbands" [syn: {come before}] [ant: {succeed}]
     4: move ahead (of others) in time or space [syn: {lead}] [ant:
        {follow}]
     5: furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes
        her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a
        critical remark about the institution" [syn: {preface}, {premise},
         {introduce}]