Pre-dates
(pre-date 的第三人称 -s形式) 早于；先于…建成（或形成、发生等）
🧩 词语组成解析
abbr. 炼油工程师（Petroleum Refining Engineer）
n. 日期；枣子, 大枣；约会（date的复数形式）
🗣️ 情景例句
How old are you, anyway?
那……你多大了？
What were you doing at about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon?
你昨天下午在大约4点钟正在做什么？
Because of this, they were known as 'prizefighters'.
因此，他们被称作“职业拳击手”。