prior
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ You use prior to indicate that something has already happened, or must happen, before another event takes place. 事先的[ADJ n]
He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest. 他聲稱他事先對(duì)那次抗議一無(wú)所知。
The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action. 憲法要求縂統(tǒng)尋求國(guó)會(huì)對(duì)軍事行動(dòng)的事先批準(zhǔn)。
2. ADJ A prior claim or duty is more important than other claims or duties and needs to be dealt with first. 優(yōu)先的[ADJ n]
The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments. 我選擇的那家公司有優(yōu)先承諾。
3. N a prior probability 先騐的[statistics]
4. N the superior of a house and community in certain religious orders (一些宗教教派中的社區(qū))長(zhǎng)老; 德高望重者
5. PHRASE If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event. 在 (某時(shí)間或事件) 之前[正式]
A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death. 65嵗以前的死亡被認(rèn)爲(wèi)是過(guò)早死亡。
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prior /?pra??/
劍橋詞典
- You can only withdraw money from this account by prior arrangement with the bank .
- It's a pretty steep learning curve when you're thrown into a job with no prior experience .
- We reserve the right to make changes to the schedule without prior notice .
- Due to a prior engagement Mr Richards is unable to attend .
- No prior knowledge of the language is required .
prior adjective [before noun] (EARLIER)
C1 formalexisting or happening before something else , or before a particular time
在先的，在前的；居先的
The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish . 這門課不要求先前學(xué)過(guò)西班牙語(yǔ)。
They had to refuse the dinner invitation because of a prior engagement (= something already planned for that time ). 因爲(wèi)事先另有約會(huì)，他們衹好拒絕了喫飯的邀請(qǐng)。
?prior to sth
before a particular time or event
在…之前
the weeks prior to her death 她死之前的幾個(gè)星期
例句
prior adjective [before noun] (MORE IMPORTANT)
formalmore important
更重要的；優(yōu)先的
Mothers with young children have a prior claim on funds . 撫育幼兒的母親擁有優(yōu)先獲得資助的權(quán)利。 返回 prior