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

• His pictures date back to 2006 and it is not clear why the cash point photo emerged last week.
  而且他拍摄的这张狐狸在取款机前排队的照片要追溯到2006年，但不知道为什么上周开始火了起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But if Kissinger is right, they may yet have a chance to move the date back a bit.
  但如果基辛格是对的，散发海报的人就还有机会把这个日期拨后一点。
• 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。
• What time can the marathon date back to?
  马拉松可以追溯到何时？