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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | prior adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (previous) | 以前的
yǐ qián de | | | | 在先的
zài xiān de | | | The prior acts of violence occurred on the same street. | | | 以前那次暴行也发生在同一条街上。 | prior,
prior to adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (before) | 在...之前
| | | He stopped at the store prior to going home. | | | 回家之前，他去了商店一趟。 | | prior to [sth] preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (before [sth]) | 在…之前
zài … zhī qián | | | Prior to the burglary, two men were seen hanging around outside the house. | | prior nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (deputy leader of a religious order) | 修道院院长
xiū dào yuàn yuàn zhǎng | | | The prior called his brothers to prayer in the abbey. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | | prior commitment nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (previous engagement, [sth] already scheduled) | 事先承诺
| | | | 事先计划
| | | I was unable to attend the birthday party due to a prior commitment. | | prior consultation nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (advance meeting, earlier discussion) | 事先协商
shì xiān xié shāng | | | | 事前协议
shì qián xié yì | | | He went ahead and did it without any prior consultation with his colleagues. | | prior engagement nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (meeting or event already scheduled) | 事先预约
| | | | 有约在先
| | | Sorry, I can't join you; I have a prior engagement. | | prior to preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (before, earlier than) | 在…之前
zài … zhī qián | | | | 早于…
zǎo yú | | | I couldn't speak a word of French prior to moving to Paris. | | prior to this advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (previously, before this) | 在此之前，此前
| | | Prior to this, Jermaine had never mentioned the subject. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: prior [ 'praI&*] I adj 1 (=previous)
[+ knowledge, engagement, consent] 在先的 zàixiān de 2 (=more important)
[+ duty, commitment] 更重要的 gèng zhòngyào de II n [c] ( Rel) (= head monk) 小修道院院长(長) xiǎoxiūdàoyuàn yuànzhǎng [名 míng] (= deputy head monk) 大修(脩)道院副院长(長) dàxiūdàoyuàn fùyuànzhǎng- I have a prior engagement
我有另一个(個)约(約)会(會)在先 wǒ yǒu lìng yī gè yuēhuì zàixiān - without prior warning
没(沒)有事先警告 méiyǒu shìxiān jǐnggào - prior to sth/to doing sth
在某事/做某事之前 zài mǒushì/zuò mǒushì zhī qián - to have a prior claim on sth
对(對)某事有优(優)先要求权(權) duì mǒushì yǒu yōuxiān yāoqiúquán
在这些条目还发现'prior'： 在英文解释里： ahead - ante - antecedence - antecedent - before that - earlier - forethought - impulsively - in advance of - just before - last year - on the eve of - parboil - pre - prearrangement - preemption - preemptive - preexist - preexisting - preliterate - premed - prenuptial - preoperative - preparatory - prepubescence - prequel - prerecord - prerequisite - preseason - preshrink - previous to - prioress - return - right before - run-up - two days before - yesterday |