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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Collins.2 / BNC.4183 / COCA.5256

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)

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