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英['priːviəs]
美['priːviəs]
- adj. 以前的;先于;在 ... 之前
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详细释义
- 以前的,前的,先的,先前的,前面的,以往的
- <口>过早的,过急的
- 前人的
- 原来的,就有的
- 在前,在先,在以前, 在...以前
adj. (形容词)
- [A]先前的,以前的 coming before in time or order
- [P]过早的,过急的 acting too soon
adj. (形容词)
英英释义
Adjective:
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just preceding something else in time or order;
"the previous owner"
"my old house was larger"
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(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"
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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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- His previous attempts had been unsuccessful.
他以前的尝试没有成功。 - It happened previous to his arrival there.
事件发生于他到那儿以前。 - 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.)
- The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph.
作者在前一段里提到这件事。 - He said he had arrived on the previous night.
他说他是在前一天夜里到达的。 - His previous attempts had been unsuccessful.
他以前的尝试没成功。 - 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。 - Don't be too previous about refusing.
别过急地拒绝。 - 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?
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语
~+ n.
用法讲解
- previous,foregoing,preceding,prior,former
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- 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
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在…之前before; prior to
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+介词
- previous to departure 在出发之前
- previous to sb's arrival 在某人到达之前
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