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| 1 | only before noun a previous event , period , or thing happened or existed before the one you are talking about 先前的；预先的；以前的 |
| This issue was discussed in the previous chapter. 这个问题在前一章中已经讨论过了。 |
| Neighbours said they had seen the man in the area on two previous occasions. 邻居们说他们以前曾在该地区两次看到那个男子。 |
| The previous owners of the house had hired an expensive interior decorator. 原先的屋主高薪聘请了一位室内设计师。 |
| Mark has two children from a previous marriage. 马克在上一次婚姻中有了两个孩子。 |
| the previous dayweekmonth etc All the other guests had arrived the previous day. 其他所有的客人都在前一天到达了。 |
| previous experienceknowledge No previous experience is required. 无需任何经验。 |
| previous convictionoffence (=a crime that someone committed before this one) She had a number of previous convictions for theft. 犯罪前科 |
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| 2 | BRITISH informal old-fashioned done before it is suitable or right 过早；过急 |
| Don’ t you think telling your parents now would be a bit previous? 难道你不认为现在告诉你父母有点操之过急了？ |
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| - | previous to sth
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| in the period before something existed |
| 在某事之前 |
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| Previous to his present employment he was a bus driver. 干现在这份工作之前他是一位公交司机。 |
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