1. 在日期上早于
2. 倒填...的日期
3. 填早于...的日期
4. 把…的日期填得早于实际日期
5. 提早日期
6. 居先
7. 预期
8. 预料
9. 比…较早到来

1. be earlier in time; go back further;

   "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
   

2. come before;

   "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
   

3. prey on or hunt for;

   "These mammals predate certain eggs"
   

4. establish something as being earlier relative to something else

Indeed, this strand may well predate the anti - pollution effort.

而且, 这一目标或许要早于防止污染.

The origins of this theory actually predate widespread interest in 2012.

这个理论的起源早在2012年前,就广泛的传播了.

Cooling towers predate the nuclear age; a fact that may surprise many.

冷却塔早在核时代到来以前就出现了, 这个事实也许让人感到吃惊.

These mammals predate certain eggs.

这些哺乳动物出现的年代早于某些卵生动物.

As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate jitters!

我开车驶往母亲住所, 竟感到约会前的紧张不安.