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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5045 COCA: 2856
prior
praɪəʳ ˈpraɪər
Word forms: plural priors
1 ADJ [ADJ n] 先前的；在前的；在先的 You use prior to indicate that something has already happened, or must happen, before another event takes place. 先前的；在前的；在先的

  • 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。

SYN earlier, previous, former, preceding
2 ADJ [ADJ n] （所有权、责任）更重要的，优先的 A prior claim or duty is more important than other claims or duties and needs to be dealt with first. （所有权、责任）更重要的，优先的

  • The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.

    我想选用的这家公司已有约在先。

3 N-COUNT; N-TITLE 小修道院院长；大修道院副院长 A prior is a monk who is in charge of a priory or a monk who is the second most important person in a monastery. 小修道院院长；大修道院副院长
4 PREP-PHRASE 在…之前；先于 If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event. 在…之前；先于 [formal]

  • 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。

Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse prior with:
N.

prior approval, prior experience, prior knowledge, prior notice, prior year 1

prior commitment 2

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