date back

英 [deɪt bæk]

美 [deɪt bæk]

追溯（到）; 开始（于）; 始建（于）

TOEFL

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 追溯（到）；开始（于）；始造（或建）（于）
  If somethingdates back toa particular time, it started or was made at that time.
  1. ...a palace dating back to the 16th century...
     始建于 16 世纪的王宫
  2. This tradition dates back over 200 years.
     这一传统可追溯到 200 多年以前。

英英释义

verb

• belong to an earlier time
  1. This story dates back 200 years
  Synonym:go backdate from

双语例句

• Archaeologists had found buildings, bathrooms, ruins of a Roman fortress, ancient coins, bronze vases and pieces of pottery that all date back to the Roman era, the statement said.
  声明中说，目前考古学家们已经在这里发现了建筑物、浴室、一座罗马堡垒的废墟、古代硬币、青铜花瓶和一些陶器碎片，所有这些都能追溯至罗马时代。
• Oxford and Cambridge date back to the thirteenth century.
  牛津和剑桥的历史可追溯到十三世纪。
• The progenitor of this class of problems may date back to pre-Greek times.
  这类问题的先驱可以追溯到希腊以前的时间。
• The community's links with Syria date back to biblical times.
  这个团体与叙利亚的关系可以追溯到《圣经》时代。
• The classic superheroes like Spiderman or Superman date back to many decades ago.
  象蜘蛛侠或超人这类传统超级英雄可以回溯到好几十年前。
• It can date back to her childhood when she learn to play the violin.
  它可以追溯到她的童年时，她学拉小提琴。
• It is said that the term probably can date back to feudal Japanese times.
  据说这个词可以追溯到日本的封建时期。
• But our accounts date back to the beginning of banking itself.
  但是我们开户的日期可以追溯到早在银行成立之时。
• And I think that economic ties and commercial ties that are taking place in this region are helping to lower a lot of the tensions that date back before you were born or even before I was born.
  而且我认为，这个地区正在建立的经济和商贸联系有助于缓解很多在你们出生前，甚至在我出生前就已形成的紧张关系。
• Speculations about why we sleep date back to before the days of Aristotle.
  对于人类为什么要睡觉的推测，可以追溯到亚历士多德以前。