precede

• His gloom of the preceding night had quite gone .
  他前一天晚上那种阴郁的神情已经一扫而光。
• The primitive anarchy which precedes law is worse than law .
  在没有法律以前，原始的无政府状态比法律更坏。
• He told himself that it was with the pang which preceded recovery .
  他告诫自己这种难受的感觉正好是全愈的先兆。
• This phrase serves as a connecting link between the preceding and the following .
  这个短语起到了承上启下的作用。
• Agricultural development simply must precede economic development .
  农业的发展必须在整个经济发展中处于领先地位。
• Hilda let andrew in herself, preceding him to a sitting-room .
  希尔达本人打开门让安德鲁进去，又把他引进一间居室。
• The preceding chapters discussed the various control elements or units .
  在前面几章已经讨论了几种控制元件或器件。
• Restlessness, anxiety, confusion, and twitching may also precede convulsions .
  惊厥前也可出现躁动，烦燥，错觉，抽搐等症状。
• The archdeacon's servant had already preceded them thither with the vestments .
  执事长的仆人已经带着法衣在他们之前上那儿去了。
• I sought mr. mason, delivered the message, and preceded him from the room .
  我找到了梅森先生，捎了口信，我在前面带他走出屋子。