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preceding

adjective
🔊/prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
🔊/prɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. happening before something; coming before something/somebody in order在…之前发生（或出现）；先于
    • See the preceding chapter.参见前一章。🔊🔊
    • It had happened during the preceding year.它发生在前一年。