exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time.
预先存在或者及时居先某一点。
Taking place, done, or given beforehand; prior.
在先的,居先的提前发生、做或给予的
give [ yield ] the pas to
使...坐上席;让...居先;把优先权给...
An established right to precedence.
优先权已获得的（或已被承认的）居先的权利
An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence.
建立这种居先地位的有权威的分级
That nation leads in industrial output.
那个国家在工业产量方面居先。
One of his forefathers emigrated to Australia.
他的一位祖先移居澳洲。
Sub Grp - identifies neighbor priority.
Sub Grp -- 标识邻居优先级。
That's reconstruction of a pioneer dwelling.
那是先人居所的复制品。
When the light chariots come out first and take up a position on the wings, it is a sign that the enemy is forming for battle.
轻车先出居其侧者，陈也；
be at the head of one's profession
在本专业中居领先地位.
Our forefathers once lived in caves.
我们的祖先曾在洞穴居
A preceding or coming earlier in time.
在先，居前在时间上居前或来得早
With regard to precipitous heights, if you are beforehand with your adversary, you should occupy the raised and sunny spots, and there wait for him to come up.
险形者，我先居之，必居高阳以待敌；
Prevail, provisions of that (other) treaty
该（先定或后定）条约之规定居优先
The Earliest Settlers of "Early Hakka Settlers"
“客家先民”之先民——赣南远古土著居民析
But these are only the “permanent residents”, ie, the villages' original inhabitants.
但这些人仅是“永久居民”，即：村中原先的居民。
The neighbours of Mr. Crow don't like his voice.
乌鸦先生的邻居不喜欢他的声音。