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previous adj.以前的；先于；在 ... 之前 (1) 事件发生于他到那儿以前。(2) 你在写作之前必须收集好足够的材料。 With previous, you first see that the prefix pre meaning "before." The second part of the word, vius, — think via — means "road," so you’re talking about the road, or thing, before. Previous, though, can be used with people, or anything else too. You will know right away if the previous tenants had cats. Do you ever wonder what you were in a previous life? Rivers are at flood stage from the previous two rain storms.

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英 ['priːviəs] 美 ['priːviəs] (1) It happened previous to his arrival there.(2) You must collect enough materials previous to your writing. Previous means the one that just came before. For instance, the previous sentence explained the meaning of the word previous. 1[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。2[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。

英语单词	previous
英美音标	英 ['priːviəs] 美 ['priːviəs]
中文释义	adj.以前的；先于；在 ... 之前
英语例句	(1) It happened previous to his arrival there. (2) You must collect enough materials previous to your writing.
中文例句	(1) 事件发生于他到那儿以前。 (2) 你在写作之前必须收集好足够的材料。
vocabulary简明	Previous means the one that just came before. For instance, the previous sentence explained the meaning of the word previous.
vocabulary扩展	With previous, you first see that the prefix pre meaning "before." The second part of the word, vius, — think via — means "road," so you’re talking about the road, or thing, before. Previous, though, can be used with people, or anything else too. You will know right away if the previous tenants had cats. Do you ever wonder what you were in a previous life? Rivers are at flood stage from the previous two rain storms.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。

Previous Talking Happened Means Meaning Rain Adj 形容词