| 释义 |
preceding /prɪsiːdɪŋ/ [only before noun] (formal) previous在⋯之前发生的；先于⋯的◆this policy was pursued less vigorously in the 1880s than in the preceding decade (= the 1870s).在 19 世纪 80 年代，这项政策不如之前 10 年执行得那么坚决。◆the reasoning in the preceding paragraph applies equally to a number of other cases.上一段中的论述同样也适用于其他一些情况。opp the following → next ☞ precedeprecedingsee ⇨ before 5,6 precedingadj [only before noun 仅用于名词前]:◇an increase of 18% on the preceding year 较上一年多出 18%→ compare 比较 succeed |