preceding cycle

基本解释

The cycle includes a join preceding a decision.
此循环包含的 join 位于 decision 之前。
That distinguishes this solar cycle from the preceding two and "suggests that the declining phase of solar cycle 23 is behaving differently to previous solar cycles," the team wrote.
此发现体现了当前太阳周期与前两个周期的区别，并且“第 23 个太阳周期的辐射量降低的过程跟之前的太阳周期完全不同。” 该研究小组写道。
The head may be submerged after the last arm pull prior to the touch, provided it breaks the surface of the water at some point during the last complete or incomplete cycle preceding the touch.
在触壁前的最后一个划水动作结束后，头可以潜入水中。但在触壁前最后一个完整或不完整动作周期中，头的某一部分应露出水面。

Why, because this uncanny 16 month cycle pinpointed the market highs in 2000 and 2007, preceding major declines in stock values.
FORBES: Uncanny 16 Month Stock Cycle Points To Major Decline