[ADJ 形容词]先前的;以前的;早先的 A previous event or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about.
[ADJ n]
She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage...
她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。
He has no previous convictions.
他没有前科。
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[ADJ 形容词]上一次的;上一个的 You refer to the period of time or the thing immediately before the one that you are talking about as the previous one.
[det ADJ]
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。
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。
Oxford
pre·vi·ous★AWL/ˈpriːviəs; NAmEˈpriːviəs/adjective[only before noun ]1★happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about 先前的;以往的SYN
prior
◆No previous experience is necessary for this job.这一工作无需相关的经验。◆The car has only had one previous owner.这辆汽车以前没换过车主。◆She is his daughter from a previous marriage.她是他与前妻生的女儿。◆I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.我因有约在先,无法出席。◆The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions.任何前科法官都将予以考虑。2★immediately before the time you are talking about (时间上)稍前的SYN
preceding
◆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。▶pre·vi·ous·ly★AWL/ˈpriːviəsli; NAmEˈpriːviəsli/adverb◆The building had previously been used as a hotel.这座楼房早先曾用作旅馆。◆I had visited them three days previously.我之前曾探访过他们三天。pre·vi·ous to/; NAmE/preposition◆Previous to this, she'd always been well.这以前,她身体一向很好。pre·vi·ous/ˈpriːviəs; NAmEˈpriːviəs/pre·vi·ous·ly/ˈpriːviəsli; NAmEˈpriːviəsli/pre·vi·ous to/; NAmE/
1[only before noun] having happened or existed before the event, time, or thing that you are talking about now: I’ve met him before on two previous occasions. She has two children from a previous marriage. Do you have any previous experience of this type of work? The lawyer told the judge that Kennedy had no previous convictions.► see thesaurus at
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2the previous day/chapter/owner etc the one that came immediately before the one you are talking about now: I had met them the previous day. as we said in the previous chapter The trees had been planted by the previous owner.3previous to something formal before a particular time or event: There were almost no women MPs previous to 1945.THESAURUSprevious [only before noun] used when talking about a person, thing, time etc before the one that you are talking about now: · The car’s previous owner didn’t take very good care of it.· Please ignore my previous instructions.· The temperature is higher than in previous years.last [only before noun] used when talking about the one that you had just before now, or the one that existed just before now: · The last apartment we lived in was much smaller than this one.· Ben’s last girlfriend was a teacher.· Beth broke up with her last boyfriend because he drank too much.old [only before noun] used when talking about people you knew or things you had in the past, or about things that existed in the past and have been replaced by newer things: · I never liked my old boss.· I saw Phil with one of my old girlfriends.· The new stadium is much bigger than the old one.· He was my old maths teacher.preceding [only before noun] formal coming just before the time or thing you have just mentioned, or before the part of a book where you are now: · There were fewer crimes compared to the preceding year.· The author dealt with this subject in the preceding chapters of the book.· In the preceding section of the poem, Whitman is talking about how important it is to live in the present.former [only before noun] formal used to describe someone or something that used to have a particular job or position but does not anymore: · her former husband· the former US president· Kyoto was the former capital of Japan.ex-wife/boyfriend/soldier etc someone who used to be someone’s wife, used to be a soldier etc, but is not anymore: · Her dad’s an ex-policeman.· Lydia is still friends with her ex-husband.the one before the person or thing that existed before the one you have just mentioned: · I didn’t enjoy Spielberg’s last film but I thought the one before was all right.· Each year, the convention is a little larger than the one before.
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