| Subject | Chinese | English |
| cosmet. | 一些西方国家在化妆品制造工艺上较为先进 | In some western countries, cosmetics manufacturing technology is more advanced |
| proj.manag. | 一家领先外国投资银行的德国主管表示、 许多中国企业正在调查并购目标 | The German head of a leading foreign investment bank says that many Chinese companies are investigating acquisition targets |
| securit. | 交易在先股 | stock ahead |
| busin. | 产品的高质量将确保其在市场的领先地位 | The high quality of the products will secure their leading status in the market place |
| busin. | 优先在当地购买法律 | home preference law |
| interntl.trade. | 体现在产品上的先进技术转移 | transfer of advanced technology embodied in product |
| busin. | 体现在产品中的先进技术转让 | transfer of advanced technology embodied in product |
| econ. | 你方的订单在我方的生产进度中任何时候都会作优先安排 | Our production schedule shall give your orders first priority at any time |
| econ. | 你方订单在我公司占最优先地位 | Your orders take top priority in our company |
| commer. | 使用在先 | priority of use |
| wushu. | 倒地在先 | down first |
| wushu. | 倒地在先 | down first |
| dermat. | 先存 在 | pre-exist |
| gen. | 先存在 | preexist |
| dermat. | 先于［某人或某物］而存在 | pre-exist |
| avia. | 先于...... 而存在 | preexist |
| gen. | 先于…而存在 | preexist |
| tech. | 先在山带 | preexisting mountain belts |
| tech. | 先在断层 | preexisting fault |
| gen. | 先在有的 | preexistent |
| tech. | 先在破裂岩 | prefractured rock |
| avia. | 先存在 | preexist |
| expl. | 先已存在的 | pre-existing |
| gen. | 先生，您好！我在网上订了机票，要怎么确认信息呢？ | Hello, sir. I booked my flight on the Internet. How can I confirm the information? |
| gen. | 先生，您的行李拿下来了吗？能请您在行李拿下来后再结账吗？ | Is your baggage down yet, sir? Could you check out after your baggage has been brought down, please? |
| gen. | 先生，您的麝香葡萄酒。我现在为您斟上好吗？ | Your muscatel, sir. May I serve you now? |
| gen. | 先生，我替你找一下。你好，还在吗？很不巧，陈先生现在不在，你介不介意稍微等一分钟？ | I'll just find out for you, sir. Hello, are you still there? Unfortunately, Mr. Chen is not available at the moment. Would you mind holding for one minute? |
| gen. | 先生，我能将您的外衣放在衣柜里吗？ | May I hang your coat in the closet, sir? |
| gen. | 先生，请将您的国籍写在这里 | Could you please put your nationality there, sir? |
| polygr. | 先用钢笔和墨水在铜板上画出图形然后蚀刻的方法 | calligraphic etching |
| org.name. | 关于在国际贸易中对某些危险化学品和农药采用事先知情同意程序的鹿特丹公约 | Rotterdam Convention |
| UN, chem. | 关于在国际贸易中对某些危险化学品和农药采用事先知情同意程序的鹿特丹公约 | Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade |
| interntl.trade. | 出口在先 | export first |
| IT | 原先存在的固定错误 | previously fixed error |
| law | 发明在先 | first to invent |
| gen. | M 在 M 方面享有优先权 | enjoy priority in |
| sport. | 在中、长跑比赛中、运动员争先进人内圈以缩短跑程距离 | In middle and long distance races, runners break for the inner lane to reduce the distance they cover |
| busin. | 在…之先 | in preference to |
| commer. | 在…享有优先权 | enjoy priority in |
| commer. | 在先 | precedence |
| repr.biol. | 在先 | practical anatomy |
| met. | 在先 | priority |
| busin. | 在先 | precedent |
| plann. | 在先关系图 | precedence diagram |
| gen. | 在先前 | preparatory |
| sport. | 在先得 | preceding |
| China, law | 在先权利 | prior right |
| commer. | 在先的 | previous |
| econ. | 在先的 | prior |
| busin. | 在先的 | precedent |
| busin. | 在先的 | preceding |
| plann. | 在先矩阵 | precedence matrix |
| gen. | 在先走 | antecede |
| busin. | 在制品先进先出计价 | first-in first-out costing of work-in process |
| econ. | 在前任董事任期完毕之前，我们就事先为填补空位而选出了一位董事 | We elected a director to fill a vacancy before the expired term of the predecessor in office |
| econ. | 在协议签字时，应先付一笔300美元的定金 | Upon the signing of the agreement the cash down payment of $300 should be made |
| el. | 在应用和开发方面的领先地位及精品 | leadership and excellence in the application and development |
| gen. | 在微波炉中煮整蛋时，务必先用牙签将蛋黄外膜刺破 | Never microwave a whole egg without pricking the yolk with a toothpick to break the outer membrane |
| econ. | 在我方看来这不很合理，因为装船前我们已预先给你方送去一份货样 | It does not appear to us to be very reasonable as we sent you an advance sample prior to shipment |
| econ. | 在数目方面领先 | exceed in number |
| sport. | 在比赛中领先 | lead the race |
| gen. | 在比赛中领先 | forge (ahead) |
| busin. | 在比较价格的时候，质量是我们首先必须考虑的 | When we compare prices, we must first take into account the quality of the products |
| commer. | 在物价上涨前预先订购货物 | order the goods in anticipation of a rise |
| proj.manag. | 在生产服务器上安装软件和固件更新之前、应该先在测试环境中部署这些更新 | Before you install software and firmware updates on your production servers, you should deploy these updates in a test environment |
| el. | 在电子产品设计中采用先进概念的计划 | program for advanced concepts in electronics design |
| gen. | 在看影片之前建议你先看看下面的剧情简介，以帮助你更好地理解 | Before you watch it, please read the following synopsis to help you understand it better |
| gen. | M在规模方面比 N 领先 | M exceeds N in size |
| proj.manag. | 在讨论远高于我如今被削减了的透支额度的金额时、 布朗先生似乎遇到了同样的不直率 | Mr. Brawn seems to have encountered the same lack of candour in his discussions about rather larger sums than my now-reduced overdraft |
| econ. | 在设法建新车间之前，你必须先把各项计划提交给厂长 | Before attempting to build a new workshop, you have to submit the plans to the director |
| sport. | 在赛跑中领先 | gain or have the lead in a race |
| econ. | 在这些产品中，人们首先选择这种 | The product would be taken in preference to the others |
| econ. | 在这次招聘中，优先聘用能招来生意或接受订单的人 | Any person who can solicit or accept any orders will be given preference in this inviting applications |
| sport. | 女子 10000 米比赛中跑出一匹黑马一一中国运动员邢慧娜在最后一圈超越领先的埃塞俄比亚运动员、在第 28 届奥运会中她为中国赢得一枚金牌 | In the women's 10,000m race, a dark horse from China Xing Huina overtook the leading Ethiopian runners in the last lap. She won a gold medal for China at the 28th Olympic Games |
| proj.manag. | 如果模块的访问级别在限制性上高于其一个成员的访问级别、则指定的模块访问级别将具有优先权 | When a module has more restricted access than one of its members, the specified module access level takes precedence |
| gen. | 对不起，打扰了，先生。您有要送洗的衣服吗？洗衣工现在过来收了 | Excuse me, sir. Have you any laundry? The laundryman is here to collect it |
| fin. | 1987—1996 年先后在费城联邦储备银行、波士顿联邦储备银行和纽约联邦储备银行任职 | Ben Shalom Bernanke |
| gen. | 张先生，我听说中国人在除夕夜吃饺子。为什么？ | Mr. Zhang, I learned that Chinese people have Jiaozi on New Year's Eve. Why? |
| gen. | 怀特先生正在与进口商就货物检验问题进行洽谈 | Mr. White is talking with the importer about inspecting the goods |
| gen. | 您到凯撒皇宫酒店后，我带您到接待台。现在，我先取走您的行李 | I'll show you to the Reception Desk when you arrive at Caesars Palace Hotel. Now, I'll pick your baggage |
| gen. | 您能在大厅门口等着吗，先生？ | Could you just wait at the entrance of the hall, sir? |
| gen. | 我们不建议在晒黑前一个小时内沐浴，但是可以在晒黑前先卸妆或者除去香水味 | A shower is not recommended 1 hour before an indoor tanning session, but you should remove any makeup or perfume before the session |
| gen. | 我们首先要知道这条线应画在那里 | we must first know whereabouts the line should be drawn |
| gen. | 我想找陈先生，请问他在吗？ | I' m trying to get hold of Mr. Chen. Is he available? |
| econ. | 我方在提交报价前将先派出代表 | Our reps will be sent in advance of our submitting the quotations |
| commer. | 我方希望你方首先在你方市场推销这一新产品 | We hope you'll take the lead in introducing this new product to your market |
| gen. | 我要先在第九街的总公司停下 | I need to stop by my headquarters on 9th Street first |
| gen. | 房间的隔音设备太差了。我和我先生昨晚都没睡好觉。外面整晚都在施工 | The room's insulation is too bad. My husband and I could not get any real sleep last night. There was a construction going on all night outside |
| China, polit. | 把教育放在优先发展的战略地位 | make education strategic priority |
| gen. | 抢在…之先 | forerun |
| gen. | 抱歉陈先生不在，你要不要跟其他人讲话？ | I am sorry Mr. Chen is unavailable. Would you like to speak to anyone else? |
| gen. | 搬运工在出发机场将先托运的行李先装上飞机，所以现在就晚出来. | The baggage checked in the first would come out later, for the porters put it in the airplane earlier than others at departing airport |
| gen. | 新车在正式使用前最好先试开一下,对新机器也是如此 | it is recommended to drive a new car before you put it into use, and so with a new machine |
| gen. | 晚上好，先生。现在可以为您收拾房间了吗？ | Good evening, sir. May I do the turn-down service for you now? |
| gen. | 本质先于存在论 | essentialism |
| gen. | 杨先生的房子就在银行对面 | Mr. Yang's house is across the bank |
| comp. | 正在执行的优先程序指示器 | current priority indicator |
| comp. | 正在执行的优先程序指示器 | current priority indicator |
| interntl.trade. | 注册在先 | priority of registration |
| busin. | 注册在先专有权 | priority of registration |
| proj.manag. | 现在、该行有意率先去除政府的"金脚镣"、即以优先股和认股权证形式存在的100亿美元 | The bank now intends to be the first to throw off the government's golden fetters一$ l0bn in the form of preferred stock and share warrants |
| econ. | 甲方在未取得乙方的事先同意之前不得单方面行动 | Party A shall not act unilaterally without the prior approval of Party B |
| gen. | 申请在先 | first to file |
| dentist. | 种植是一种治疗方法：首先在颌骨体上钻一个洞，然后植入金属牙根，最后在牙根上放上一种义齿 | Implantation is the way of the treatment to make a hole on the jaw bone, to put a metal basement and place a kind of denture on it |
| sport. | 3000 米障碍赛世界冠年基普坦努伊在最后三圈大大领先于其他选手、无人能与之匹敌 | Kiptanui, the 3000 metres steeplechase world champion, ran unchallenged for the last three laps, building up a huge lead |
| sport. | 美国的德弗斯一路领先、直到她跨越最后一个栏架时、绊倒在地上 | Devers of the United States was leading up to the final hurdle, over which she tripped and fell |
| gen. | 背部在先 | backwards |
| China, polit. | 胜方在时空、票数等方面的领先幅度 | margin |
| gen. | M 让M在先 | make place for |
| gen. | 请问盖茨先生在吗？ | May I speak to Mr. Gates? |
| sport. | 跳高运动员朱建华在 1983 年先后创造了 2.37 米和 2.38 米两次男子跳高世界纪录 | High jumper Zhu Jiɑnhuɑ broke the world men's high jump record twice in 1983 by clearing 2.37 and 2.38 metres |
| interntl.trade. | 进口在先 | import first |
| commer. | 预先规定如果在发生他们所不能控制的某些意外事件时双方的权利和义务 | It is advisable that the both parties introduce a clause in their agreement defining in advance their mutual rights and duties if certain events beyond their control occur |
| econ. | 首先你应获准在该国居住至少一年，然后才能开业 | You should be granted a residence permit first for at least one year in that country and begin your business |
