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)

Like its predecessor, this transformation can be extended.
像其前辈一样，该转换可以扩展。
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。
He has undone the good work of his predecessor.
他已毁弃了他前任者的良好成就。
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！
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。
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。
As with the economy, Mr Obama took on a terrible inheritance from his predecessor.
在接手了一个经济烂摊子的同时，奥巴马从其前任那里还接过了一个可怕的遗产。
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。
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。