| 词汇 | previous |
| 释义 | previous 1 ENTRIES FOUND: previous (adjective) previous /ˈpriːvijəs/ adjective previous /ˈpriːvijəs/ adjective Learner's definition of PREVIOUS 1 : existing or happening before the present time以往存在的；以前发生的 She has a child from a previous marriage.她在上一次婚姻中生过一个孩子。 She has made previous attempts to quit smoking. [=she has tried to quit smoking before]她以前曾尝试过戒烟。 No previous [=past] experience is necessary.不需要以往的经验。 I can't go to the party because of a previous [=prior] engagement. [=because I agreed to be somewhere else before I knew about the party]因预先有约，我不能参加聚会了。 2 a : earlier in time or order（时间上）早先的；（顺序上）前面的 In previous [=past] years, we always went to the beach for vacation.过去我们总去海滩度假。 a previous album/book [=an album/book made before the current album/book]之前的专辑/图书 The two characters met in a previous chapter.这两个人物在上一章中见面了。 the previous owners of the house以前的房主 b : immediately before in time or order（时间或顺序上）稍前的 It was Tuesday, and we'd met for lunch the previous day. [=the day immediately before; Monday]那天是星期二，前一天吃午饭时我们见过面。 previous to somewhat formal : before (a time, event, etc.)先于…的 I lived in Boston for a while and previous to [=prior to] that, I lived in Miami.我在波士顿住了一段时间，在那之前，我住在迈阿密。 — previously adverb Previously, the state paid for the program.以前这个计划是国家出钱。 The author's new book includes some previously published material.作者新书中有些先前出版过的材料。 |
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