prior
US /ˈpraɪɚ/
・UK /'praɪə(r)/
B1 中級英檢高級多益
adj.形容詞先前的
Our family had no prior experience raising chickens
adj.形容詞更重要的
He has a prior claim to that money, sorry he’ll get it
n.名詞小修道院院長
In a monastery, the prior makes the rules
adv.副詞在...之前
The application must be submitted prior to the deadline.
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美國 vs 加拿大 | 醫學系與成為醫生的差異！ (United States vs Canada | Medical School & Becoming a Doctor)
- You'll start as a pre med in college or university in both Canada and the US, American medical schools require a bachelor's degree prior to matriculating, which generally takes at least four years.
在加拿大和美國，你都會從大專或大學的醫學預科開始，美國的醫學院要求在預科之前獲得學士學位，一般至少需要4年。
- However, most students do complete all four years and get a bachelor's degree prior to matriculating to medical school.
然而，大多數學生確實完成了所有四年的學習，並在預科進入醫學院之前獲得了學士學位。
澳洲迎來數十年來最嚴重水患！BBC新聞：雨勢預計將持續！ (More rain forecast after areas of Australia see worst flooding in decades - BBC News)
- Some communities who were battered by the bushfires are now being battered by the floods and deep drought prior to that.
所以，這並不是過去一年中這些地區遭遇的第一場自然災害。
- Deep drought prior to that and I don't know any time in our state's history, when we've had these extreme weather conditions, many families will spend the night in evacuation centers and with the rainfall showing no sign of letting up, there is no telling when they'll be able to get back to their homes.
在此之前，深層的乾旱，我不知道我們州歷史上任何時候，當我們遇到這種極端的天氣狀況時，許多家庭會在疏散中心過夜，而且降雨量沒有任何放緩的跡象，不知道他們什麼時候能夠回到自己的家。
英國即將發生什麼事？大多數人都毫無頭緒！ (“Most People Have No Idea What’s About To Happen To The UK”)
- Last year, almost 11,000 millionaires left the United Kingdom, prior to that, thousands more left.
去年，近 11,000 名百萬富翁離開了英國，在此之前，還有數千人離開了英國。
- Prior to that, thousands more left.
每年都有更多的富人決定離開英國。
國家地理頻道 - 萬裡長城紀錄片！ (National Geographic - The Great Wall of China - Documentary)
- To Avoid wastage of materials prior to construction of the fortress the architect was asked to calculate exactly how many bricks
為了避免材料的浪費，在建造堡壘之前，建築師被要求計算出到底有多少磚頭。
- To avoid wastage of materials prior to construction of the fortress, the architect was asked to calculate exactly how many bricks were required.
[999999]磚塊交付後，堡壘建成了，最後是工程負責人。
獵奇的創作人生兩難！杭特·S·湯普森道出瘋狂藝術家的宿命？ (The Terrible Paradox of Being a Creative Person - Hunter S. Thompson)
- Thompson's work, originally a prior piece covering the Kentucky Derby. In Gonzo Journalism, the end piece is equal parts objective as it is objective. The journalist is largely central to the story, exaggerating and melding the truth with their imagination and typically humor, as opposed to being a detached observer reporting facts alone. To paraphrase the
湯普森的作品，原本是之前報道肯塔基德比的作品。在 "岡諾新聞 "中，最終的作品既客觀又不失真實。記者在很大程度上是故事的核心，他們用自己的想象力和典型的幽默來誇大和融合事實，而不是作為一個獨立的觀察者來報道事實。套用
- This literary style would come to be known as Gonzo or Gonzo journalism, which was coined and based on Thompson's work, originally a prior piece covering the Kentucky Derby.
話題製造機馬斯克的「星鏈」引發衛星太空競賽 (How Elon Musk's Starlink Launched a Satellite Space Race)
- They're built to be the size of buses, and they take years to develop and build, and then years to launch and operate, and they can be quite expensive. Prior to Starlink, most of these geo-constellations would tap into modified sat phones. So you probably had seen them, big bulky phones that were specifically geared towards tapping into the satellites that were thousands of miles away.
它們的大小與公共汽車相當，開發和建造需要數年時間，發射和運行也需要數年時間，而且可能相當昂貴。在 "星鏈 "之前，這些地球同步衛星大多使用改裝過的衛星電話。所以你可能見過它們，笨重的大手機專門用來接入千里之外的衛星。
- Prior to Starlink, most of these geo constellations would tap into modified sat phones.
亞馬遜可以在產品推出之前解決安全問題，這將為其帶來競爭優勢。
能源危機警報：解析油價持續走高的背後因素與預測（Why current oil prices do not reflect actual energy supply shortages — and might climb higher）
- And then on top of that, you also had roughly 1.5 to 2 million barrels a day of Iranian crude that continued to transit the strait prior to this blockade.
而且在那之前，在這次封鎖之前，每天還有大約 150 到 200 萬桶的伊朗原油繼續通過海峽。
- And then on top of that, you also had roughly 1.5 to 2 million barrels a day of Iranian crude that continued to transit the strait prior to this blockade.
成功阻止伊朗的石油出口，你認為誰最有可能感受到最大的經濟壓力？
【BBC News】賀錦麗首次與競選副手華茲舉辦造勢會 (Harris and Walz hold first rally together as new Democratic ticket | BBC News)
- Well, prior to this moment, Tim Walz was not a household name in the U.S. and around the globe.
在此之前，蒂姆-瓦爾茲在美國乃至全球都不是一個家喻戶曉的名字。
- Well, prior to this moment, Tim Walz was not a household name in the US and around the globe.
他曾在陸軍國民警衛隊服役 24 年，官至軍中最高軍銜之一的司令部軍士長，在成為美國國會議員並任職 12 年之前，他曾是一名社會學教師和足球教練。