preceding
[prɪˈsidɪŋ]
adj.
（时间或地点上）在先的，在前的，前面的;
前述的;
上述的;
v.
在…之前发生（或出现）;
走在…前面;
先于;
“precede”的现在分词;
例句:
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Industrial orders had already fallen in the preceding months.
工业订单在前几个月就已减少。
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Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
把前一节要求的练习重做一遍。
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the years preceding the war
战前的几年
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That is, not dependent on some preceding cause.
来自SA
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It's much better than the preceding Monster.
来自BBC
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Mr. George had helped with the team the preceding spring.
来自C. Mathewson
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The plots of this novel in the preceding chapters are so complicated that I couldn't follow them.
这本小说前几章的情节如此复杂,以至于我都看不懂。
来自《权威词典》