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。