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previous ☞previousadj. [′prɪːvɪǝs]
双解释义 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 词汇搭配 ～+介词 ～ to departure 在出发之前 ～ to sb's arrival 在某人到达之前句型例句 用作定语 ▲ ～+n. 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。用作表语 ▲ S+be+～+prep.-phrase 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?常用短语 ♣ previous to 在…之前 before; prior to Previous to that, we had traveled by car to Paris. 在那之前，我们坐车去了巴黎。 Previous to coming here, I worked in London. 来此之前，我在伦敦工作。补充资料 ［派生词］ prevision n.预知，预见 ［同义词］ earlier, former, past, preceding ［反义词］ later, timely ［词源］拉丁语praevius（路上先有的东西） |