preceding
英 /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ 美 /prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
- adj. 在前的；前面的Happening or appearing before the thing being discussed.
I slept badly on the night preceding my interview.
面试前一晚，我睡得很不好。
The survey revealed that household energy consumption had fallen significantly compared with the preceding year.
调查显示，与前一年相比，家庭能源消耗已显著下降。
搭配
the preceding year 前一年the preceding paragraph 上一段the immediately preceding period 紧接此前的时期
辨析提示
preceding指所谈时间或事物之前的，不等于现在之前。
词族
precede (v.)、precedence (n.)
反义 following、subsequent
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