1. | I appreciate that you may have prior commitments. |
| 我体谅你可能事先已另有承诺。
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2. | My children have a prior claim on my time. |
| 我的时间首先得用来照顾我的孩子。
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3. | I shall have to refuse your invitation because of a prior engagement. |
| 我因有约在先,所以只好谢绝你的邀请。
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4. | You need no prior knowledge to be able to do thistest. |
| 不必预先学习,就能做这项测试。
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5. | by advance [previous, prior ] arrangement with sb. |
| 按照和某人预先的约定。
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6. | Owing to a previous [ prior ] engagement, I shan't be able to come. |
| 我因有约在先,不能来了。
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7. | I called on him prior to my departure. |
| 我出发前拜访过他。
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8. | Prior to her marriage, my mother was a nurse. |
| 我母亲结婚之前是个护士。
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9. | What did you do prior to coming here? |
| 在来这儿之前你干过什么工作?
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10. | This task is prior to all others. |
| 这项任务比其他所有任务都重要。
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