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prior to

/prahy-er/US // ˈpraɪ ər //UK // (ˈpraɪə) //

之前,之前的,前

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
    • : preceding in importance or privilege.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Informal. a prior conviction.

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Examples

  • In some ways, it is a game with all the same key components as prior Zelda games.

  • You’ve likely tried on both types of garments in your lifetime, so use that prior knowledge to make a decision, and leave the tags on until you’re sure.

  • “It was a decision our team made prior to the season as a call to action and empowerment against racial inequalities and injustices,” Shay said.

  • She already was the subject of a terrorism investigation connected to social media posts from years prior.

  • It’s not like Naz Hillmon was struggling prior to the 2020-21 season.

  • He was one of few outspoken activists in Syria prior to the uprising that took a place in March of 2011.

  • In fact, he was in contact with Lansky prior to converging from the hillside onto the streets of Havana.

  • That gross abuse should be among the products of such all-prior-bets-are-off decision making is hardly surprising.

  • “In the months prior to that, when we started taking prisoners [in Afghanistan], we were improvising,” he said.

  • And prior to that day, it shocked me a lot, it shocked me a lot.

  • This system had been in full operation in both districts prior to the general application of the voluntary system.

  • Fifteen years prior to the commencement of our story, Dorothy had been found by farmer Rushmere on the wild common fronting them.

  • A former chapter speaks of promises to pay certain savings by the use of Trevithick's inventions prior to his leaving for America.

  • Nor can the insured protect himself by canceling the prior policy if he breaks the condition.

  • He again renewed his offer, and entreated her to allow the marriage ceremony at once to be performed by his brother the prior.