precede
/prɪˈsi:d; prɪ`sid/ v
1 [I, Tn] come or go before (sth) in time, order, rank, etc （在时间、 顺序、 行列等上）在（某事物）之前; 先於（某事物）
The Mayor entered, preceded by members of the council. 市政会的委员们入场後, 市长也入场了.
This point has been dealt with in the preceding paragraph. 这一点在前面一段里已经交代过了.
the days that preceded the final catastrophe 大祸即将临头的那些日子.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth with sth say sth before sth 在讲某话之前先讲某话; 在讲...前加上...
She preceded her speech with a vote of thanks to the committee. 她发表讲话以前先提议向全体委员表示感谢.