Eric gestured to her to precede them from the room.
埃里克做手势，让她先于他们离开房间。
Industrial development simply must precede economic development.
工业的发展必须在整个经济发展中处于领先地位.Eric expressed the opinion that in two or three respects his mind had changed during the
preceding twenty or thirty years.
埃里克表达了这样一个观点：在之前的二三十年里，他的思想已经在两三个方面发生了变化。
In the
preceding quarterr, our profits increased by ten percent.
在上个季度，我们的效益增长了百分之十。
The announcement was preceded by a long silence.
这个公告之前是一段长时间的沉默。
The storm was preceded by strong winds and heavy rain.
暴风雨之前是强风和大雨。
The speech was preceded by a short introduction by the host.
演讲前主持人做了一个简短的介绍。
The wedding ceremony was preceded by a rehearsal dinner.
婚礼仪式之前有一个彩排晚宴。
The arrival of spring is usually preceded by a period of melting snow.
春天的到来通常由雪融化期预示。
The economic recession was preceded by a period of rapid growth.
经济衰退之前经历了一段快速的增长期。
The meeting was preceded by an email outlining the agenda.
会议之前发了一封邮件概述了议程。
The thunderclap was preceded by a flash of lightning.
雷声之前总有闪电。
The start of the school year is always preceded by back-to-school shopping.
学年开学总是在返校购物之后开始。
The main course was preceded by a delicious appetizer.
主菜之前有一道美味的开胃菜。
According to market data tracker Geo-Hey, Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain by annual revenue, opened 654 stores in China in 2020 and 229 new stores within the 90 days preceding the end of November 2022.
根据市场数据追踪公司Geo Hey的数据，2020年，全球年收入最大的咖啡连锁店星巴克在中国开设了654家门店，在2022年11月底之前的90天内，又开设了229家门店。
China's estimated offshore crude production in 2021 is expected to reach 54.64 million tons, up 5.8 percent year-on-year, while natural gas output is estimated to reach 19.6 billion cubic meters, up 5.4 percent compared with the same period of the preceding year, the China Offshore Energy Report drafted by the CNOOC Energy Economics Institute said.
中海油能源经济研究院起草的《中国海洋能源报告》称，预计2021年中国海上原油产量将达到5464万吨，同比增长5.8%，天然气产量预计达到196亿立方米，同比增长5.4%。
Holders may convert their bonds at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding the maturity date.
The preceding measures first implemented in 2005 required that all car dealers secure authorization from brand owners, and helped maintain the market, contributing to the growth of the Chinese auto market into the world's number one, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said.
Data released at the fifth China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative Financial Summit, which closed on Friday, showed that as of March this year, a total of $19.6 billion in cross-border financing projects had been implemented under the framework in the preceding seven years.
With the theme "Investing in Guangzhou is investing in the future", the two-day ninth Guangzhou Investment Annual Conference China included a plenary forum, 18 parallel sessions and eight preceding external sessions.
The authorities issued about 3.36 million passports to Chinese citizens in the past two months, more than 13 times the number issued in the preceding two-month period before the optimized COVID-19 measures took effect.
Due to imported inflationary pressure, a seasonal rise in pork prices and the low base effect in the same period of last year, the CPI may be slightly higher in the latter months of this year and the first quarter of next year, compared with the preceding months, Yang added.
Meanwhile, the proportion of interviewed retailers recording a year-on-year sales rise in November last year grew by 20 percentage points over the preceding month to 37 percent.
In particular, fixed asset investments from the private sector grew by 7 percent compared with the preceding year.