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postdate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Banking
post·date /ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt $ ˌpoʊst-/ verb [transitive]  1. BFBif you postdate a cheque, you write it with a date that is later than the actual date, so that it will not become effective until that time 填迟〔支票〕的日期 backdate2 AFTERto happen, live, or be made later in history than something else 发生于之后;生活在之后;晚于 predate Some of the mosaics postdate this period. 这些镶嵌画中有些要晚于这段时期。
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postdateThe maria and small plains in the highlands can readily be seen to postdate the craters on their borders.The mosaic postdates this period, although the style is quite similar.
post·date verbChineseSyllable
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postdate
postdate /ˌpəʊstˈdeɪt $ ˌpoʊst-/ verb [transitive]
1. if you postdate a cheque, you write it with a date that is later than the actual date, so that it will not become effective until that time ⇨ backdate
2. to happen, live, or be made later in history than something else ⇨ predate:
    Some of the mosaics postdate this period.