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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

prior

英  [ˈpraɪə]
    

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1. 事先的

    You use prior to indicate that something has already happened, or must happen, before another event takes place.

    近义词

    previous

    双语例句

    例：

    He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest.

    他声称事先对那次抗议一无所知。

    例：

    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前需事先获得国会的批准。

    例：

    Prior knowledge of the programme is not essential.

    对该计划是否有知识储备并不重要。

    例：

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

    他们公布上年度的净收入为110万美元。

    2. 优先的

    A prior claim or duty is more important than other claims or duties and needs to be dealt with first.

    双语例句

    例：

    The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.

    我选择的那家公司已优先承诺。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • 1. 在（某时间或事件）之前

    If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event.

    近义词

    before

    反义词

    after

    双语例句

    例：

    A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death.

    65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡。

    例：

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

    赴日前，他去了纽约。

    例：

    This is the preliminary investigation prior to the official inquiry.

    这是正式调查前的初步调查。

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