previous是什么意思？

previous

英[ˈpri:viəs] 美[ˈpriviəs]

• adj. 先前的，以前的，过早的，（时间上）稍前的；
• adv. 在先，在…以前；

副词：previously;

例句

• In the previous darts competition Mike beat me two-one, but I turned the tables on him today by winning all three games. 在上一次的飞镖比赛中, 迈克以二比一战胜了我, 但是今天我反败为胜, 全部三局都赢了。
• The teacher tied in what he said with the vocabulary in the previous lesson. 老师把他所讲的同前一课中的词汇联系起来。
• Mr. Taylor’s present behaviour stultifies his previous efforts. 泰勒先生目前的行为使他过去的努力全白费了。
• This represents an apparent reversal of previous US policy. 这标志着美国政策的明显倒退。
• They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day. 为了报复前一天的炸弹袭击，他们杀死了两个人。
• 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。
• 200 people attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year. 出席的有200人，而前一年是300人。
• 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。
• The previous occupants had left the house in a terrible mess. 前房客走后屋里凌乱不堪。
• The sanctions in Resolution 1874 were considered tougher than previous versions largely because China and Russia, the closest thing North Korea has to friends, agreed to a mixture of financial and trade restrictions designed to choke off military developm 1874号决议中的制裁比以前的要严厉，绝大部分原因是因为中国和俄罗斯——朝鲜最可能的友邦——也同意实施这个以限制经贸扼制军事发展的措施。

同义词

• adj.
  previous的同义词之：先的,前的,以前的
  former, one-time, earlier, preceding, prior,
• previous的同义词之：其他释义
  prior, former, one-time, preceding, preliminary, sometime, earlier, anterior, past, ago, back,

反义词

• adj.
  previous的反义词之：先的,前的,以前的
  following,
• previous的反义词之：其他释义
  following,

同义词解析

• 以下这些形容词均可表示"在前的" 的意思
  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。

词组

• previous to
  before 在…以前

英语四级真题

When you purchase a used print book, it comes with its previous owner's highlights and notes in the margins.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
their production capacity has shrunk to less than half of the previous year
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
This disparity (差异) suggests the memory of our previous meal may have a bigger influence on our appetite than the actual size of the meal.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文

英语六级真题

It was better than the previous one.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
Its findings are quite contrary to previous research.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
For the first time in American history, there is the risk that the rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  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.
  例句
  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。
• ADJ
  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.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  先前的, 以前的
  The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph. 作者在前一段里提到这件事。
  过早的, 过急的
  Don't be too previous about refusing. 别过急地拒绝。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  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"

行业词典

• 计算机： 【修】主述，以[先]前，前(位)，前一(个，条，页…)；