| 词汇 | postdated |
| 释义 | postdated past simple and past participle ofpostdate postdate verb[ T ] uk /ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt//ˈpəʊst.deɪt/ us /ˌpoʊstˈdeɪt/ postdateverb[T] (HAPPEN AFTER)to happen or exist after something: 发生（或存在）于…之后；（时间上）后于 Most manuscripts postdate the stories that have circulated by word of mouth for centuries.大部分故事都是在口头流传数个世纪后才有书面记载的。 Compare backdate predate(BE BEFORE) Occurring and happening afoot asynchronous asynchronously attend attendant be at workidiom crop ensue ensuing eventuate fall into placeidiom follow on go off gone resynchronization resynchronize roll roll around shake out succeed postdateverb[T] (WRITE DATE)to write a date on a document, such as a cheque or letter, that is later than the date on which you are writing it, usually to get some advantage: 在（支票、信件等文件）上把日期填迟;预填…的日期 Luckily, she let me postdate the cheque until the end of the month when I get paid.幸运的是，她让我将支票上的日期填为月底，这样我就可以等拿了工资再付钱了。 Early ahead ahead of be up with the larkidiom belatedly better better late than neveridiom first get ahead of yourselfidiom get out over your skisidiom good ill-timed in good timeidiom premature prematurely prepone pumpkin schedule short ski the early bird catches the wormidiom Examples of postdatedpostdated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Rather, haematite precipitation postdated the dolomite and took advantage of the dolomite crystal fabric. The arrangement here seems based on the notion that script and scripture are inextricably linked and that the sacred texts necessarily postdated the invention of writing. This was a classic postdated cheque drawn on somebody else's bank account. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, it must not be a postdated cheque. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the opening of the talks we are likely to be issued with a postdated cheque, which we fully expect to be dishonoured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tax can now be paid in half-yearly payments, not ante-dated payments but postdated payments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What this really amounts to is that we are paying these people with a postdated cheque, and a cheque which is dated very far ahead indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That announcement postdated the company's refinancing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Postdated checks, however, are not considered payment when delivered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the restoration, the project demolished 720 buildings that postdated 1790, many of which dated from the 19th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The borrower writes a postdated cheque to the lender in the full amount of the loan plus fees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is common for the terms and conditions of chequing accounts to state that postdated cheques should not be written and will be dishonoured if detected. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In some instances a postdated cheque may be retained by the bank and paid on the due date if that date is only a few days away. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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