词典释义：
在…以前, 先于, 优先于
A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death.
65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡
It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.
栽种之前给土壤施肥很重要。
A death prior to 65 is considered to be a premature death.
65岁以前的死亡被认为是过早死亡。
If a person places money prior to anything else, it's very likely that he could not enjoy the happiness in life.
如果一个人将金钱置于其他事物之前的话，那他很可能无法享受生活中的快乐。
It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.
在冷冻鱼之前没有必要总是取出其内脏。
Prior to the nineteenth century, there were almost no channels of social mobility.
19世纪以前，几乎没有社会流动的渠道。
before a particular time or event
在…以前；先于；优先于
她去世的前一天还来看我。
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A company I bought into prior to gonna work at Witter.
是我加入迪安•维特公司之前买进的公司。
《The Pursuit of Happyness》《当幸福来敲门》
Well, the government can't ban the expression of an idea prior to its publication.
政府不能在一个想法公开之前禁止对它的表达。
《The Good Wife Season 5》《傲骨贤妻 第五季》
Prior to midnight we then run this wire from the tree to the water.
午夜之前我们用这段电线连接闪电树和水。
《The Hunger Games: Catching Fire》《饥饿游戏2：星火燎原》
