predecessor

英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]

美 [ˈpredəsesər]

n.  前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物

复数：predecessors　

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牛津词典

noun

• 前任
  a person who did a job before sb else
  1. The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
     新任总统彻底改变了其前任的许多政策。
• 原先的东西；被替代的事物
  a thing, such as a machine, that has been followed or replaced by sth else

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 前任；前辈
  Yourpredecessoris the person who had your job before you.
  1. He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
     他坚称他所知道的一切都获自前任肯尼思·赛瑟姆。
• N-COUNT （物件、机器的）前身
  Thepredecessorof an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development.
  1. The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
     这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。

英英释义

noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  Synonym:harbingerforerunnerheraldprecursor
• one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

双语例句

• On behalf of our nation, I salute my predecessor, President Bush, for his half-century of service to America.
  我的前任布什总统为美国服务了半个世纪，在此，我代表我们的国家向他致以崇高的敬意。
• Unlike his predecessor, he did not continue Kublai's work, but largely rejected it.
  不像他的前任，他没有继续忽必烈的工作，但基本上拒绝了这一要求。
• The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor
  新上任的总理比他的前任要强。
• The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
  这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。
• Bush's predecessor, former President Bill Clinton, also took part in the World AIDS Day event.
  布什的前任、前总统克林顿也参与了世界艾滋病日活动。
• I have a problem with my HR Director, who I inherited from my predecessor.
  我与前任留给我的人力资源主管之间存在着一些问题。
• Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.
  我们的新医生比他的前任年轻多了。
• The new prime minister is expected to purge his cabinet of ministers from his predecessor's government.
  预计新的首相会将他前任政府留下的部长从他的内阁中清除出去。
• He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor
  他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
• His predecessor quit because he was not in the least interested in this kind of job.
  他的前任因为对这种工作毫无兴趣，所以离职了。