英汉词典

previous 基本解释

• adj. 以前的；早先的；过早的
• adv. 在先；在…以前

previous 词态变化

previous 中文词源

pre-,在前，via,路，词源同way,trivia.比喻用法。

previous 英文词源

previous (adj.)

1620s, from Latin praevius "going before," from prae "before" (see pre-) + via "road" (see via). Related: Previously.

previous 词组搭配

previous 英文释义

1. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;

"the former president"

"our late President is still very active"

"the previous occupant of the White House"

2. too soon or too hasty;

"our condemnation of him was a bit previous"

"a premature judgment"

3. just preceding something else in time or order;

"the previous owner"

"my old house was larger"

previous 同义词解析

previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former

这些形容词均可表示"在前的"之意。

previous： 指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。

foregoing： 指前所述的，是following的反义词。

preceding： 特指时间和地位上紧接在前。

prior与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。

former系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。

previous 双语例句

1. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.

道格拉斯29岁，是个技术不错的拳击手，在以前的比赛中发挥不太稳定。

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2. The man was known to the police because of previous convictions.

因为有犯罪前科，警察们都认识这个人。

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3. CBS's ratings again showed huge improvement over the previous year.

与前一年相比，哥伦比亚广播公司的收视率再次大幅提高。

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4. He had even locked away all the videos of his previous exploits.

他甚至将记录他以前伟绩的录像带通通锁起来了。

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5. Again the pregnancy was very similar to my previous two.

同样，这次怀孕和我前两次的情形非常相似。

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previous 实用场景例句

No previous experience is necessary for this job.

这一工作无需相关的经验。

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The car has only had one previous owner.

这辆汽车以前没换过车主。

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She is his daughter from a previous marriage.

她是他与前妻生的女儿。

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I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.

我因有约在先，无法出席。

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The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions.

任何前科法官都将予以考虑。

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I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day.

听到这消息时，我不敢相信；我就在前一天还见到过他。

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The building had previously been used as a hotel.

这座楼房早先曾用作旅馆。

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I had visited them three days previously.

我之前曾探访过他们三天。

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Previous to this, she'd always been well.

这以前，她身体一向很好。

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She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage...

她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。

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He has no previous convictions.

他没有前科。

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It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week...

上星期刚下过雨，天气却出奇地干燥。

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He recalled exactly what Bob had told him the previous night.

他清楚记得前一天晚上鲍勃告诉他的话。

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I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.

我想重复前面一位发言者的话.

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He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.

他不能去,因他已先有约会.

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She expressed agreement with the previous speaker.

她表示同意前一位发言人的意见.

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She asked for a printout of the previous year's accounts.

她索要了一份去年账目的打印件.

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You are a little previous in learning English.

你在学习英语上有点过急.

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I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.

星期一我不能见你,因为我有约在先.

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This question is subsidiary to the previous one.

这个问题是辅助上一个问题的.

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In the moralistic accents of today's leaders we hear echoes of a previous generation's hypocrisy.

在当今领导人的说教腔调中,我们感到了上一代人的伪善.

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Their total grain output still exceeded that of the previous year.

他们的粮食总产量仍超过头一年.

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