predate antedate提前日期
同义词：precedeforegoforgoantecedeantedate
同义词：precede
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
同义词：ravenprey
同义词：antedateforedate
V-T（及物动词） If you say that one thing predated another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing. (日期上)早于; 先于
His troubles predated the recession.
他的麻烦早在经济衰退前就出现了。