prior
prior
英[ˈpraɪə(r)]美[ˈpraɪər]
adj.优先的，占先的，在…之前；
n.小修道院院长，大修道院的副院长，（隐修院）会长，[史]行*长官，普赖尔；
复数：priors;
例句
The will was made two days prior to his death.遗嘱是在他死亡前两天立的。
His answer was tinted by his prior knowledge.他的回答说明他先前就有所了解。
I have a prior engagement at five.我已经先有一个在五点钟的约会。
Trend: To qualify as a continuation pattern , a prior trend should exist.要点 一: 原趋势要处于发展期, 不能处于成熟期.
A subsequent ratification has a retrospective affect, and be equivalent to a prior command.事后假追认有溯及力, 等同先前命令.
After installing the protractors , check the assembly for squareness prior to using the machine.按完量脚器后, 请在使用前仔细检查各个部件的按装.
The parties shall submit, prior to that meeting, written rebuttals to the panel.各方应在此次会议之前向专家组提交书面辩驳.
Fetal weight should be estimated prior to labor in all postdates pregnancies.在产程开始之前估计胎儿体重.
Itineraries , Fares, Airport Taxes and other Incidental charges are subject to change without prior notice.以上行程、费用 、 各地机场税及其他额外费用如有更改,恕不另行通知.
Glass bead gels need not be hydrated prior to use.玻璃珠凝胶在使用之前不需要水化.
英语六级真题
Students are not able to apply prior knowledge to new problems.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called preparation for future learning.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文in different parts of the countrybefore a final choices made prior to a national campaign.
出自-2015年12月听力原文At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文Applicants with prior experience in business companies
出自-2011年6月阅读原文More than a decade ago, cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz, both then at Vanderbilt University, found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation b
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CThese prior efforts all examined the degree to which different environmental, social, and geographic variables correlated with a number of languages found in a given location.
2018年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section Cvirgin Galactic had, prior to this week's accident, seemed closest to starting regular flights.
2015年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ
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.
例句
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*事行动之前必须获得国会同意。ADJ
（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.
例句
The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.我想选用的这家公司已有约在先。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.
PREP-PHRASE
在…之前；先于
If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event.
例句
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*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。英汉词典释义
adj.
优先的; 在前的; 较早的
I have a prior engagement at five.我已经先有一个在五点钟的约会。占先的；较重要的
在前面的
【证券】有优先权的
【统计学】先验的
n.
（小隐修院）上司
（隐修院）会长，副院长
(大修道院)副院长
[美国俚语]前科
(中世纪佛罗伦萨及其他意大利共和国的)*高执*官
(小修道院)院长，副主持
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
Adjective
1. earlier in time
行业词典
法律： 优先的；
