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英['priːviəs] 美['priːviəs]
  • adj. 以前的；先于；在 ... 之前
previously previousness
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星级词汇:
  • prevail vi.盛行；获胜；劝说

详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 以前的，前的，先的，先前的，前面的，以往的
    2. <口>过早的，过急的
    3. 前人的
    4. 原来的，就有的
    adv. (副词)
    1. 在前，在先，在以前， 在...以前
    adj. (形容词)
    1. [A]先前的,以前的 coming before in time or order
    2. [P]过早的,过急的 acting too soon

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. just preceding something else in time or order;

    "the previous owner"
    "my old house was larger"

  2. (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"

  3. too soon or too hasty;

    "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"
    "a premature judgment"

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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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. His previous attempts had been unsuccessful.
      他以前的尝试没有成功。
    2. It happened previous to his arrival there.
      事件发生于他到那儿以前。
    3. You must collect enough materials previous to your writing.
      你在写作之前必须收集好足够的材料。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ～+ n.
    1. The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph.
      作者在前一段里提到这件事。
    2. He said he had arrived on the previous night.
      他说他是在前一天夜里到达的。
    3. His previous attempts had been unsuccessful.
      他以前的尝试没成功。
    4. A previous engagement prevents me from accepting your kind invitation.
      我因事前有了约会,不能接受您的盛情邀请。
    用作表语 S+be+～+ prep .-phrase
    1. Don't be too previous about refusing.
      别过急地拒绝。
    2. Aren't you rather previous in supposing that I will marry you?
      你以为我会同你结婚,你这想法不是过早了吗?

用法讲解

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。
    • 用作形容词 (adj.)
    previous to
      在…之前before; prior to
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    ～+介词

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