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)

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。
The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor.
宪法提案赋予他比前任大得多的权力。
We do not know what has happened to your predecessor.
我们不知道你的前任们发生了什么事情。
Unlike his predecessor, he did not continue Kublai's work, but largely rejected it.
不像他的前任，他没有继续忽必烈的工作，但基本上拒绝了这一要求。
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。
As with the economy, Mr Obama took on a terrible inheritance from his predecessor.
在接手了一个经济烂摊子的同时，奥巴马从其前任那里还接过了一个可怕的遗产。
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。
The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor
新上任的总理比他的前任要强。
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。
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。