precede

在……之前发生（或出现）

【例】 The outbreak of the global financial crisis was preceded by the collapse of stock market.

股票市场崩溃之后爆发了全球性的金融危机。

precedent

先例，前例；惯例

【例】 The global economic depression of such a large scale was without precedent in history.

这么大规模的全球性经济危机是史无前例的。

precisely

精确地；恰恰

【例】 After getting the product costs, we are able to precisely set the price of the products.

我们在得知产品成本后就能够为产品定价了。

predecessor

前辈；前身；前任

【例】 The current chairman keeps on adopting the predecessor’s management method except for a little modification.

除了有一点点小的改变外，现任主席继续采用前任主席的管理办法。

predict

预言，预料；预告

【例】 The market is changing so fast that it is hard to predict it.

市场瞬息万变，难以预测。