predecessor

英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]

美 [ˈpredəsesər]

n. 前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物

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

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。

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)

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。
His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome
他的前任受到了同样热烈的欢迎。
The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor.
宪法提案赋予他比前任大得多的权力。
This date is based on the duration, calendars, and constraints of predecessor and successor tasks.
此日期以前置任务和后续任务的工期、日历和限制为基础。
My predecessor felt you had an ambivalent relationship with him.
我的前任感到你和他有一种矛盾的关系。
With all of the power and speed of its predecessor, this machine also has incredible firepower!
不但具有其前身的全部力量和速度，这台机器还拥有不可思议的强大火力！
We do not know what has happened to your predecessor.
我们不知道你的前任们发生了什么事情。
This is the predecessor of Chinese drama.
这是中国戏剧的前身。
Abe's predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, was divorced.
安倍首相的前任小泉纯一郎就是个离了婚的单身汉。
His background parallels that of his predecessor.
他的背景和前任的人类似。