He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest.

他声称自己事先并不知道这次抗议的事。

The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action.

宪法规定总统在采取军事行动之前必须获得国会同意。

For the prior year, they reported net income of $1.1 million.

他们公布上一年度纯收入为110万美元。

The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.

我想选用的这家公司已有约在先。

Prior to his Japan trip, he went to New York.

在去日本之前，他去了纽约。

A man seen hanging around the area prior to the shooting could have been involved.

在枪杀案发生之前，有人目睹一位男子在这附近游荡，该男子可能与此案有关。