I predated the delivery date of this shipment by 2 days.

我将这批货物的交货日期提前了两天。

This large animal is waiting for a chance to predate its prey in the woods.

这只大动物在树林里等待捕食猎物的机会。

The date I came home predated your arrival.

我回家的日期比你早。

The Old Ones predate ALL magical systems.

旧的要早于所有魔法系统。

Most of its better buildings predate his rule.

城内比较好的建筑大多在他统治之前兴建。

"All," he writes, "predate the Great Recession."

他写道：“所有这些，产生的时间早于大萧条。”

These worries predate the ructions in the Arab world.

这些担忧在阿拉伯世界发生动乱之前就出现了。

Ski resorts (as the name suggests) predate snowboarding by decades.

滑雪场（恰如其名所提示的：除了跌到之外，只能滑雪）要比滑雪单板提早了几十年。