predating
v.
提早日期，居先( predate的现在分词 );
例句:
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Owls will take one occasionally and weasels are a problem predating the boxes.
来自BBC
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He also propounded the Heliocentric theory of gravitation, thus predating Copernicus by almost one thousand years.
他也提出以引力作用为基础的日心说, 比哥白尼早了几乎一千年.
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He is recognized as a pioneer of special effects photography predating digital imaging.
他被视为早于数字图像的特效摄影开拓者.
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Parts of the current grid are over a half century old, predating the personal computer.
来自WSJ