1.先前的；较早的；在前的happening or existing before sth else or before a particular time
Although not essential, some prior knowledge of statistics is desirable.统计学的知识虽非必要，但最好是学过一点。
This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent .未事先征得书面许可，此消息不得泄露。
Visits are by prior arrangement .参观需要事先安排。
Please give us prior notice if you need an evening meal.需用晚餐者，请预先通知我们。
She will be unable to attend because of a prior engagement .因事先有别的安排，她将不能出席。
2.优先的；占先的；较重要的already existing and therefore more important
They have a prior claim to the property.他们有权优先获得该处房产。
3.在…前面的before sth
during the week prior to the meeting在开会前的一周内
1.（小隐修院）院长a person who is in charge of a group of monks or nuns living in a priory
2.（隐修院）会长，副院长(in an abbey ) a person next in rank below an abbot or abbess
Comply with the controls stated on the permit. Post the permit at the point of entry prior to any person entering the space.
遵守许可证上规定的控制措施。进入密闭空间前将许可证张贴在各个入口处。
Prior to its restructuring, it had no experience providing credit. Indeed, even its clients' deposits were kept by China's central bank.
在重组之前，它并无任何提供信贷方面的经验，甚至连客户的存款都是由央行保管的。
WikiLeaks' role is not the same as the press', since it does not always endeavor to vet information prior to publication.
维基解密和新闻媒体的作用是不一样的，因为它在公布信息前并不会总是尽力去审核资料。
Prior to Christmas day , prior to the beginning of this new era and humanity , God was not the God we know today .
在圣诞节以前，在这个新纪元和慈爱的观念以前，神不是我们今天认识的模样。
He answered the question of world origin with Li Prior to Qi and regarded the Confucian morality as the summit of the world.
他以“理在气先”回答世界本原问题，实际上是把儒家的伦理道德作为宇宙的最高本体。
a seller requires a buyer of automobiles not to sell or exhibit them prior to a fixed date which represents the beginning of a model year.
此类限制的一个例子是：卖方要求汽车的购买者在代表新产品年度开始的一固定日期前不出售或展览这些汽车。
but will be paid by the partnership out of existing cash plus the proceeds of the sale, prior to any distribution of cash to the partners.
同时，负债不转给北方公司，而由合伙企业从库存现金和出售企业的收入中支付，剩余现金再分配给合伙人。
Did Anita Mui kill him by dying so young and so tragically just a few months prior leading to the heart overload?
是梅艳芳几个月前先走一步使他悲恸万分心力超载从而害死了他吗？
Prior to the crisis the general consensus was that rich countries could safely have public debts worth 60% of GDP.
危机之前的普遍共识是发达国家负债额不超过GDP60%就是安全的。
It is not obvious in the light of what was known before. "Inventive" and "prior art" are the technical terms.
它在已知的专利文件中并未明显提及。“创造性”和“现有技术”是技术术语。
He said he also took into account that Tang had no prior convictions and the five victims were well provided for and fed.
他说，他也考虑到汤没有前科并且这五位受害人得到了很好的供养和食物。
The general practice of using a prior version of an extant program as a starting point for the next version, is also a form of code reuse.
对于以某个已有程序的旧版本作为出发点来进行新版本的开发的做法也可被视为一种代码复用。
Neither Party shall make any material alteration to the terms of any insurance without the prior approval of the other Parry.
没有另一方的事先批准，任一方都不得对保险条款作出实质性的变动。
EXPERIENCE: At least one year experience with the Company or in the industry. Prior sales experience is a plus.
经验：至少一年在本公司或本行业的经验。过去有销售经验者优先。
At least 4 years of prior director of sales & marketing experience or similar supervisory role in a renowned international chain hotel.
年以上国际连锁品牌酒店市场营销总监或同等市场营销运营管理职位经验。
Inviting the men might as well say the move is the most primitive desire, a woman is tempted by a move prior to the brain.
男人动心了还不如说动了最原始的欲望，女人动心了是之前动了脑筋。
Prior to the sixth edition, he had tried to stay out of that fray and rely on his network of friends to defend his ideas.
在第六版之前，他一直都在试图避免这些争论，依靠自己的朋友圈来捍卫自己的思想。
In this case, the serum was mixed with dried EDTA to stop the action of any native complement, prior to the addition of the test red cells.
这种情况下，在测试的红细胞增加之前，用干燥的EDTA与血清的混合，停止任何副反应。
In an interview with local media prior to his arrest, Mr. Vu said he was 'dizzy' at the speed with which Vinashin unraveled.
TranQuangVu在被捕前接受当地媒体采访时表示，越南造船工业集团崩溃的速度之快令他“发晕”。
Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men.
在离婚案件中，女性可以保留她们婚前所拥有的所有财产。然而，这项规定并不适用于男性。
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