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1Visits are by prior arrangement.參觀需要事先安排。《牛津詞典》

2The firm I wanted to use had prior commitments.我選擇的那家公司有優先承諾。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

3He claimed he had no prior knowledge of the protest.他聲稱他事先對那次抗議一無所知。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

4It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.栽種之前給土壤施肥很重要。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

5A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death.65歲以前的死亡被認為是過早死亡。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

6She will be unable to attend because of a prior engagement.因事先有別的安排，她將不能出席。《牛津詞典》

7It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.在冷凍魚之前沒有必要總是取出其內臟。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

8You can cash cheques here by prior arrangement with the bank.你事先和銀行商妥，就可以在這裏兑現支票。《牛津詞典》

9This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent.未事先徵得書面許可，此消息不得泄露。《牛津詞典》

10Prior to the nineteenth century, there were almost no channels of social mobility.19世紀以前，幾乎沒有社會流動的渠道。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

11Prior to assembly, grooves were made in the shelf, base, and sides to accommodate the back panel.在組裝之前，隔板、底座和側面已開槽以便與背板相嵌。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

12The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action.憲法要求總統尋求國會對軍事行動的事先批准。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》

13Please check in half an hour prior to departure.請在起飛前半小時辦理登機手續。

14Never go to a speech without some prior work on it.如果沒有事先做好準備，千萬不要去參加演講。

15The killing of bad mice requires no prior approval.殺死壞老鼠不需要事先批准。

16There is evidence of agriculture in Africa prior to 3000 B.C.有證據表明，公元前3000年以前，非洲就有了農業。

17We were able to reconstruct data about its landscape prior to 1900.我們能夠重建1900年以前的地貌數據。

18Prior to the interview, acquaint yourself with the laws pertaining to job discrimination.面試前，先熟悉與工作歧視有關的法律。

19Virgin Galactic had, prior to this week's accident, seemed closest to starting regular flights.在本週事故發生前，維珍銀河公司似乎離開始定期飛行僅有咫尺之遙。

20Prior to a follow-up interview, the researchers inflated ratings for two symptoms by two points.在後續訪談之前，研究人員將兩種症狀的強度等級提高了兩分。

21Prior to 200 B.C., a number of relatively small centers coexisted in and near the Valley of Mexico.在公元前200年以前，在墨西哥峽谷內部及周邊有很多相對較小的城鎮中心共存着。

22In Hylantia prior to 1910, farmers nevertheless lost considerable numbers of sheep to wolves each year.在1910年之前的海蘭提亞，農民們每年都會因為狼而損失大量的羊。

23Do you need to review some prior materials that provide foundations for the content you are now studying?你要複習一些以前的材料來為你在學習的新內容牢固基礎嗎？

24Within the United States prior to 1920, for example, only less urbanized states had granted women suffrage.例如，在1920年之前的美國，只有城市化程度較低的州才給予婦女選舉權。

25Prior to being spoon-fed number words, children can only approximately discriminate quantities beyond three.孩子們被灌輸數字詞彙之前，只能大概辨別3以上的數目。

26Prior to sale, each could be photographed and the list of the purchasers could be maintained on the computer.在出售之前，每張照片都可以拍下來，買主的名單可以保存在電腦上。

27If a person places money prior to anything else, it's very likely that he could not enjoy the happiness in life.如果一個人將金錢置於其他事物之前的話，那他很可能無法享受生活中的快樂。

28Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to takeoff are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.據報道，起飛前在飛機上工作的技術工程師將接受警方的詢問。

29We mustn't forget the plants, without whose prior invasion of the land none of the other migrations could have happened.我們不能把植物給忘了，沒有它們事先入侵陸地，就不會有其他的遷徙發生。 ^[1]