The custom of the wedding veil should predate wedding dress by centuries. 婚纱的习俗要比婚服早几个世纪。
Describes several telegraph systems, in many countries, that predate electrical telegraphs. 文中讲述了在电话之前许多国家的几种电报系统。
As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate jitters! What would we talk about? What if she didn't like the restaurant I chose? 4我开车驶往母亲住所,竟感到约会前的紧张不安。我们将谈些什么呢?如果她不喜欢我选的餐馆怎么办?
Predate \Pre*date"\, v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.
Lawmakers who predate a 1980 reform act can take any leftover money with them into retirement for their personal use.
But the newly public accusations from two more former Covenant House clients appear to predate the December disclosure.
Most of the cases predate screening for HIV, which began in 1985. But fears have grown after the beginning of a federal investigation into UB Plasma, a German company selling blood.
Most of these social changes predate the democratization that Mr. Gorbachev launched in 1985.
The $75,000 in alleged violations predate the FAA's 30-day "ramp inspection" of all Eastern planes that began two weeks ago.
The roots of the board conflict apparently predate Kohlberg Kravis's first bid.