predecessor

英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]

美 [ˈpredəsesər]

n. 前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物

Collins.2 / BNC.4183 / COCA.5256

牛津词典

noun

前任
a person who did a job before sb else
1. The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
  新任总统彻底改变了其前任的许多政策。
原先的东西；被替代的事物
a thing, such as a machine, that has been followed or replaced by sth else

N-COUNT 前任；前辈
Yourpredecessoris the person who had your job before you.
1. He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
  他坚称他所知道的一切都获自前任肯尼思·赛瑟姆。
N-COUNT （物件、机器的）前身
Thepredecessorof an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development.
1. The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
  这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。

noun

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Synonym:harbingerforerunnerheraldprecursor
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

On behalf of our nation, I salute my predecessor, President Bush, for his half-century of service to America.
我的前任布什总统为美国服务了半个世纪，在此，我代表我们的国家向他致以崇高的敬意。
He has undone the good work of his predecessor.
他已毁弃了他前任者的良好成就。
In a departure from his predecessor, President Barack Obama has said his administration intends to directly engage Tehran.
和前任的作法不同，奥巴马总统表示，他的政府打算与德黑兰直接接触。
He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
Questions about his predecessor consumed more than half of Wang Rong's session earlier this month.
在本月早些时候的记者招待会上，有关王荣前任的问题占到了一半以上的时间。
Like its predecessor, this transformation can be extended.
像其前辈一样，该转换可以扩展。
But this new era must not repeat or prolong the mistakes of its predecessor.
但是这个新纪元必须不能重复或延长其前任的错误。
His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome
他的前任受到了同样热烈的欢迎。
My predecessor felt you had an ambivalent relationship with him.
我的前任感到你和他有一种矛盾的关系。
I felt that my predecessor had taken too many liberties with regulations.
我觉得我前任对制度太随意了。