1·Before the rules of diplomatic precedence were worked out in the early sixteenth century, rival ambassadors often fought for the most honourable seating position at a ceremony.
在16世纪早期外交优先规则制定之前，敌对的大使经常在仪式上争夺最尊贵的座位。
2·Have as much fun as possible at college, but don't let it take precedence over work.
在大学里尽情地玩，但别让玩乐优先于学习。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·So the point is, there is something here called operator precedence, which is what the gentleman said.
这里我要说的就是，这里有个，叫做操作优先的规则，也就是刚才那位先生说的。
4·If you review the business rules detailed in the problem to solve, you'll notice that the rules for assigning a tests due date have a precedence order.
如果查看要解决的问题中详细的业务规则，您将注意到用于分配测试到期日期的规则具有优先顺序。
5·Brain scientists hypothesize that the right ear auditory stream receives precedence in the left hemisphere of the brain, where the bulk of linguistic processing is carried out.
脑科学家继而提出假设：右耳的听觉系统优先进入左半脑，而左半脑是大量语言处理进行的地方。