v.在…之前发生(或出现),先于( precede的第三人称单数 );走在…前面;
例句:
He can't recite the paragraph, but can do the one that precedes.
他不能背诵这一段, 但能背前面的一段.
Now that you've read that sentence, reread the one that precedes.
既然你已读完那个句子, 那么就再读前面的.
This duty precedes all others.
这项义务比所有其他义务都重要.