predecease
英 [,priːdɪ'siːs]
美[,pridɪ'sis]
- vt. 比…先死；死于…之前
- vi. 先死
- n. 先死
实用场景例句
- His wife predeceased him.
- 他的妻子先于他去世。
牛津词典
- His wife of 63 years, Mary, predeceased him by 11 months.
- 和他结发63年的妻子玛丽先于他11个月离开人世。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He left all his money to his wife without thinking that she might predecease him.
- 他把全部金钱都交给了妻子,而没有考虑到妻子可能死得比他早.
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