an
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date
第三人称
antedates
现在进行时
antedating
过去式
antedated
过去完成时
antedated
1
早于, 倒填日期
to exist before something else in time
- The invention of the wheel antedates the construction of the first automobiles by thousands of years.
轮子的发明早于第一辆汽车的制造数千年。
- Ancient civilizations like the Egyptians antedate the rise of modern nations.
像埃及这样的古代文明早于现代国家的兴起。
- The fossil records antedate the appearance of humans by millions of years.
化石记录早于人类出现数百万年。
- The artifacts discovered at the site antedate the settlement of the region by several centuries.
在该地点发现的文物比该地区的定居点早了几个世纪。
- The theories proposed by early scientists antedate the current understanding of the subject.
早期科学家提出的理论早于目前对该主题的理解。
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2
倒填日期, 提前日期
to assign an earlier date to something
- The invoice was antedated to reflect the start of the project, though it was issued a week later.
发票被倒填日期以反映项目的开始时间，尽管它是在一周后开具的。
- The lease agreement was antedated to align with the tenant's move-in date.
租赁协议被倒签以与租户的入住日期一致。
- She antedated the contract to make it appear as if the terms had been agreed upon earlier.
她倒签了合同，使其看起来好像条款早些时候已经达成一致。
- He antedated the check to ensure it was recorded in the previous fiscal year.
他倒填了支票的日期以确保它被记录在上一个财政年度。
- The report was antedated to fit the timeline of the project's development.
报告被倒填日期以符合项目开发的时间线。
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