precedingprecedingD.J.:[priˈsi:diŋ]K.K.:[prɪˈsidɪŋ]adj.1.■(时间或地点上)在先的, 在前的, 前面的The plots of this novel in the preceding chapters are so complicated that I couldn't follow them.这本小说前几章的情节如此复杂, 以至于我都看不懂。precedingpreceding[pri(:)ˈsi:diŋ]adj.1.■在前[先]的, 前面的; 上述的the preceding night前一晚in the preceding chapter在前章参考词汇见previous;