previous
['pri:vjəs]
adj.以前的, 先于, 在 ... 之前
例句与用法:
Have you had previous career experience?
你过去有过工作经验吗?
Previous to the conference we had discussed the matter among ourselves.
在会议之前,我们讨论了这个问题。
词形变化:
副词: previously | 名词: previousness |
a.
1. 先的, 前的, 以前的[B]
I remember you mentioned the same thing on a previous occasion.
我记得你在以前某个时候提及过同一件事情。
2. 【口】过早的, 过急的[F][(+in/about)]
Don't be too previous about refusing.
不要急于拒绝。
ad.
在前, 在先, 在以前
短语词组:
previous to
1. 在……以前, 先于
He said that they had paid him a visit two days previous to Easter.
他说他们在复活节前两天拜访过他了。
It happened previous to his arrival there.
事件发生于他到那儿以前。
previous
词形变化:
副词: previously | 名词: previousness |
同义词:
preceding | former | prior | earlier | one-time | past | sometime | preliminary | anterior | back | ago | foregoing | aforementioned | erstwhile | antecedent | late | premature | old |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
a.先的, 前的, 以前的
prior
earlier
former
preceding
one-time
同义参见:
anterior
preliminary
prior1
ago
back
sometime
past
反义:
a.先的, 前的, 以前的
following
previous['pri:vjəs]adj.1.■先的;前的;以前的2.■[口语]过早的;过急的;太早的adv.1.■在前,在先,在…以前近义词precedingantecedent反义词followingprevious to在…以前;在…之前
previousprevious[ˈpri:vjəs]adj.1.■先的, 前的; 事前的; 以前的2.■[口]过早的, 过急的 aprevious engagement先约 P-Examination (剑桥大学)文学学士初考previous question(议会中的)先决问题on some day previous to Christmas在圣诞节前的某日His previous attempt was successful.他以前的尝试成功了。You are a little previous in learning English.你在学习英语上有点过急 。
词性变化previous[ˈpri:vjəs]adv.1.■在前, 在先, 在...以前(to)I had collected material previous to writing.我在写作以前先搜集了材料。
继承用法previously[ˈpri:vju:slɪ]adv.previousnessn.
参考词汇previous;prior;preceding;foregoing;former;意思都含“在先的”、“在前的”。1.■previous 指“时间上早于某人物、事件或行动的”, 如:He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.他不能去, 因他已先有约会。2.■prior 指“除时间外, 还可在顺序、重要性等方面在前的”, 如:a prior commitment优先赞助。3.■preceding 指“在时间或位置上紧接于前的”, 如:the preceding night昨晚 。4.■foregoing 指“前面的”、“前述的”, 如:the foregoing examples前面的例子。5.■former 指“以前的”、“在前的”, 如:the former president前总统。
adjective
- [attrib.]existing or occurring before in time or order
以前的,先前的
she looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening.
前一天晚上劳累后,她显得很疲劳。
tickets will be sold on the same basis as in previous years.
票将以前几年相同的原则出售。 - (informal)over-hasty in acting or drawing a conclusion
(非正式)过早的,过急的
I admit I may have been a bit previous.
我承认我可能有点过急了。
- [mass noun](Brit. informal)previous convictions; a criminal record
(英,非正式)前科;犯罪记录
he's got previous—theft and wounding.
他有前科——盗窃罪和伤害罪。
previous to
- before
在…以前
the month previous to publication.
出版前的那个月。
he seemed to have been in good health previous to the fatal injury.
受那场致命伤之前,他的身体状况似乎一直很好。
previously
adverb
语源
- early 17th cent.: from Latin praevius 'going before' (from prae 'before' + via 'way') + -ous
previous
形容词 previous:
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
too soon or too hasty
同义词:premature
just preceding something else in time or order
同义词:old
previous
■I have a previous engagement at 6:30.
6点半我已有约。
■A probability model in which each event depends upon the previous event.
一种概率模型,其中每一事件取决于前面的事件。
■A set of operations that are to be performed sequentially, each of which(except the first) uses the output of the previous operation as input.
一组要依次执行的操作,除第一个外,每个操作均使用前一个操作的输出作为输入。
■This government has inherited many problems from the previous one.
上届政府遗留给本届政府很多问题。
■Buyer less interested after our previous sale.
上次卖给他们之后,买方就缺乏兴趣。
■The previous query retrieves just the text nodes.
上述查询只检索文本节点。
■The previous proof can be restated as a story.
上述证明可以用下面的比喻重述如下。
■The previous example is very persuasive.
上面的例子很具说服力。
■He soon lapsed into his previous bad habits.
不久他以前的坏毛病又犯了。
■It's not company policy to give credit without previous arrangement.
不经事先安排就发放信贷不是本公司的策略。
■Do not be too previous about refusing.
不要急于拒绝。
■At least two years previous experience.
两年以上工作经验。
■A 17 percent increase from the previous year.
个,比上一年增长17%。
■It happened previous to his arrival there.
事件发生于他到那儿以前。
■The accident happened previous to my arrival here.
事故发生在我到达之前。
■People had no previous information to guide them.
人们尚无前人的资料可供借鉴。
■This year's trade surplus surpasses those of all previous years.
今年的贸易盈余超过以往任何一年的盈余。
■At the end of the day the new manager is no better than the previous one.
从各个方面来看,这位新经理并不比前任强。
■From archaeological evidence it is apparent that each group superimposed its ideas and culture on the previous one.
从考古事实看,每一群体都将自己的观点和文化溶和于前代群体中。
■His frenzy of the previous day had all calm down.
他一脸泰然自若的样子。
■He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.
他不能去,因他已先有约会。
■He has had no previous experience of this kind of job.
他从前没有做这种工作的经验。
■He improved on his previous performance by swimming the distance in less than a minute.
他以不到一分钟的时间游完这段距离,从而刷新了他以前的成绩。
■His previous attempt was successful.
他以前的尝试成功了。
■They had to summon a second conference and change the previous decision.
他们不得不召集第二次会议,改变以前的决定。
■They draw on their previous experience.
他们借鉴了以往的经验。
■Decided to stick to their previous plan.
他们决定坚持他们原先的计划。
■They paid me off without previous notice .
他们未事先通知就付清了我的工资把我解雇了。
■They have no previous convictions.
他们没有前科。
■Most of his ministers had no previous experience of government.
他内阁中的大部分成员没有行政管理经验。
■His frenzy of the previous day had all calmed down.
他前一天的慌乱都平静下来了。
■He called off the previous appointment.
他取消了原来的约会。
■He received full credit for his studies at a previous school.
他在一所先前的学校取得了所有课程的学分
■He revoked his previous decision.
他改变了以前作出的决定。
■His new novel is unlike all his previous ones.
他新出的这部小说与他以前的不同。
■He was judging by previous dinners.
他是照从前吃过的晚饭来猜测的。
■His latest film does not match his previous ones.
他最新的一部影片比不上他以前的一些影片。
■He is much younger than the previous coaches.
他比他们更年轻。
■His new collection of poems is unlike his previous anthologies.
他的新诗集和他以前的选集不一样。
■He would try to best his previous time.
他竭尽全力去打破自己以前的纪录。
■He said that they had paid him a visit two days previous to Easter.
他说他们在复活节前两天访问过他了。
■He enclosed letter of reference from his two previous employer.
他附上了他的两位前雇主的推荐信。
■Any associates at the previous law firm?
以前事务所的同事?
■Has he been given any other previous treatment?
以前做过什么治疗吗?
■The previous outbreaks had occurred in Asia.
以前曾在亚洲多次爆发。
■The previous occupants had left the house in a terrible mess.
以前的房客走后,房里凌乱不堪。
■He was hurt by any allusion to his previous misconduct.
任何提及到他行为失检的话都会伤他的感情。
■The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph.
作者在前一段里提到这件事。
■Aren't you rather previous in assuming I am going to pay?
你以为我会付款未免太自作聪明了吧?
■You are a little previous in learning English.
你在学习英语上有点过急。
previous to
1. 在……以前, 先于
He said that they had paid him a visit two days previous to Easter.
他说他们在复活节前两天拜访过他了。
It happened previous to his arrival there.
事件发生于他到那儿以前。
习惯用语previous to (=before)1.■在...之前