v.早于，(在日期上)先于

原形：predate第三人称单数：predates过去式：predated过去分词：predated现在分词：predating

The saber-toothed tiger predated the appearance of humans in North America.
剑齿虎在北美出现之前就已经存在了。
Dinosaurs predated the rise of mammals.
恐龙存在于哺乳动物崛起之前。
Archaeological evidence suggests that humans predate the last ice age.
考古发现表明人类出现在上一个冰河时代之前。
The woolly mammoth was a prehistoric animal that predated humans.
长毛猛犸是一种史前动物，早于人类出现。
Fossil records show that some species of birds predate the extinction of dinosaurs.
化石记录显示，有些鸟类种类在恐龙灭绝之前就存在了。
The ancient cave paintings were created by a civilization that predated written history.
那些古老的洞穴壁画是由一个早于文字记载文明的人们创作的。
The prehistoric tribes had their own unique hunting techniques that allowed them to survive before agriculture predated.
史前部落有着独特的狩猎技术，这使他们在农业兴起之前得以生存。
Prehistoric marine reptiles, like plesiosaurs, roamed the Earth millions of years before humans.
史前海洋爬行动物，如蛇颈龙，在人类出现之前几百万年就已经在地球上漫游。
The discovery of fire was a significant event that predated the development of modern human societies.
火的发现是一个重要的事件，发生在现代人类社会形成之前。
In paleontology, it's fascinating to trace how different organisms predated and coexisted with one another in the past.
在古生物学中，追溯过去不同生物种群的共生关系及其先后顺序非常引人入胜。