| 词汇 | antedating |
| 释义 | antedating present participle ofantedate antedate verb[ T ] uk /ˌæn.tiˈdeɪt/ us /ˈæn.t̬i.deɪt/ formal forpredate早于…存在 Preceding and introducing announce antedate beat build (someone/something) up countdown curtain-raiser emcee forerunner introduction introductory lead lead up to something lead-in open the door to somethingidiom preliminarily preliminary prelude reintroduce review run something up Examples of antedatingantedating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This rejection of all preexisting models positioned his interpretive method as a final break with all of the dream psychologies antedating his own. Both the antedating and the reference can now be seen in the entry. The virtually double first ministership, one from each community, has a pedigree antedating the negotiations, as we shall see. I regret that no reason is seen for antedating the change of system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a possible doubt about the provision of so-called antedating contributions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall have time to con- sider further matters when the period of delay gained by this antedating of the ships has expired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The antedating of the pool has the further advantage of enabling the main line companies to proceed with their schemes of electrification, etc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the 12 months antedating the survey, 12.4% of students had been in a physical fight on school property at least once. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Antedating telephone directories, they have been in use for centuries. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the 30 days antedating the survey, 5.5% of students reported that because they did not feel safe, they did not go to school on at least one day. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The practice known as reclamation is being applied to culm piles antedating laws requiring mine owners to restore lands to their approximate original shape, for it is economic. 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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