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

• My family has a vase, which is said to date back to Ming Dynasty.
  我家有个花瓶，据说是从明代传下来的。
• 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。
• This is just the latest frenzy to hit China and its origins date back to 2008.
  这只是中国股市出现的最新狂热迹象，最初的狂热可以追溯至2008年。
• Hungarian regulations concerning industrial designs date back to 1907.
  匈牙利立法中有关工业设计的保护可以追溯到1907年。
• 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。
• 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。
• But records of ocean temperatures are patchy, and in any case date back only half a century.
  不过，现存有关海洋温度的记录少得可怜，人们最多只能找到半个世纪前的记录。
• 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。
• What time can the marathon date back to?
  马拉松可以追溯到何时？
• Originally a sanctuary for battle-weary warriors, the impressive remains of the Royal Palace date back to the12th century.
  这里最初是那些厌倦了战争的战士们的避难所，这些让人印象深刻的皇宫旧址要追溯到12世纪。