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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• What time can the marathon date back to?
  马拉松可以追溯到何时？
• 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。
• 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。
• It is a sharp contrast to the popular wooden models that date back to the1800s.
  它与十九世纪的木制的模型形成了鲜明的对比。
• China and India are connected by common mountains and rivers; our friendly exchanges date back to ancient times.
  中国和印度山水相连，友好交往源远流长。