For example, a student says "preclude" instead of "precede" when talking about one event coming before another.

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That's not meant to be a bad word but suggests being influenced, one might say, in the sense of "open the window and influenza," by those signs that precede it.

这不是个不好的词，只是想要表达影响的意思，人们可能说将一个符号之前的符号称作是“,“打开了窗户，引发了流感“

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It sounds like precede but it means prevent.

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The furlough days will either precede a federal holiday or be on a Friday or Monday.

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Accomplishments rack up all around them and both their names and reputations precede them.

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With luck, they will outclass the stereotypes that precede them, starting with Selena Gomez.

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