adj.(形容词)

1. 以前的，前的，先的，先前的，前面的，以往的
2. 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

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"
   

1.先前的；以前的；早先的
Aprevious event or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about.

e.g. She has a teenage daughter from aprevious marriage...
她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。
e.g. He has noprevious convictions.
他没有前科。

2.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 theprevious one.

e.g. It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of theprevious week...
上星期刚下过雨，天气却出奇地干燥。
e.g. He recalled exactly what Bob had told him theprevious night.
他清楚记得前一天晚上鲍勃告诉他的话。

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。

No previous experience is necessary for this job.

这一工作无需相关的经验。

The car has only had one previous owner.

这辆汽车以前没换过车主。

She is his daughter from a previous marriage.

她是他与前妻生的女儿。

I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.

我因有约在先，无法出席。

The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions.

任何前科法官都将予以考虑。

I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day.

听到这消息时，我不敢相信；我就在前一天还见到过他。

The building had previously been used as a hotel.

这座楼房早先曾用作旅馆。

I had visited them three days previously.

我之前曾探访过他们三天。

previous to this, she'd always been well.

这以前，她身体一向很好。

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。

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。

I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.

我想重复前面一位发言者的话.

He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.

他不能去,因他已先有约会.

She expressed agreement with the previous speaker.

她表示同意前一位发言人的意见.

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.

You are a little previous in learning English.

你在学习英语上有点过急.

I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.

星期一我不能见你,因为我有约在先.

This question is subsidiary to the previous one.

这个问题是辅助上一个问题的.

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.

Their total grain output still exceeded that of the previous year.

他们的粮食总产量仍超过头一年.

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?

previous to

在…之前before; prior to

～+介词

• previous%20to%20departure">previous to departure在出发之前
• previous%20to%20sb%27s%20arrival">previous to sb's arrival在某人到达之前

• Commanders who had sprung to arms..without any previous military training.

  出自：E. Hemingway

• We had made friends on his previous visit.

  出自：J. F. Lehmann

找工作

B：What kind of work-related experience do you have?
你有何工作经验？

A：Well, I worked for (two years/ six months/ ten years) as manager at myprevious company.
哦，我在以前的公司做了（两年/六个月/十年）的经理。

求职面试

B：Are you a multi-tasked individual？/ Do you work well under stress or pressure？
你是一位可以同时承担数项工作的人吗？/你能承受工作上的压力吗?

A：Yes, I think so.The trait is needed in my current/previous position and I know I can handle it well.
是的。这种特点就是我目前/先前工作所需要的，我知道我能应付自如。

求职面试

B：What contribution did you make to your current /previous organization？
你对目前/从前的工作单位有何贡献？

A：I have finished three new projects, and I am sure I can apply my experience to this position.
我已经完成三个新项目，我相信我能将我的经验用在 这份工作上。

B：What do you think you are worth to us？
你怎么认为你对我们有价值呢？

previous什么意思

A：I feel I can make some positive contributions to your company in the future.
我觉得我对贵公司能做些积极性的贡献。

B：What make you think you would be a success in this position？
你如何知道你能胜任这份工作？

previous的意思

A：My graduate school training combined with my internship should qualify me for this particular job. I am sure I will be successful.
我在研究所的训练，加上实习工作，使我适合这份工作。我相信我能成功。

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。

• ☆ 1625年进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的prvius：pr (之前） + via (路），意为之前的路。