previous，foregoing，preceding，prior，former
这些形容词都可表示“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。
- 词义辨析
- 双语例句
1、
I should like to echo the words of the previous speaker.
我想重复前面一位发言者的话.
——《简明英汉词典》
2、
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.
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3、
Once the rate rises it never drops back to its previous level.
一旦价格上去了就再也不会降到以前的水平了。
——柯林斯例句
4、
He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.
他接着严厉地斥责了几位前任领导者。
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5、
There have been at least thirteen previous attempts to reach the North Pole unaided.
之前至少已经有过13次想独立到达北极的尝试。
——柯林斯例句
6、
His industry and persistence suggest that he was an ant in a previous incarnation.
他的勤奋与坚持表明他前世是只蚂蚁。
——柯林斯例句
7、
She expressed agreement with the previous speaker.
她表示同意前一位发言人的意见.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
8、
Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
失业救济金的额度与以前的收入有直接关系。
柯林斯例句
9、
His previous girlfriend was a dancer with the Royal Ballet.
他的前女友是皇家芭蕾舞团的舞蹈演员。
——柯林斯例句
10、
He cannot go for he has a previous engagement.
他不能去,因他已先有约会.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》
11、
She has six previous convictions for theft.
她有六次盗窃前科。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
12、
Now she's written a novel which is not a mystery and is a considerable departure from her previous work.
她现在创作了一部非推理小说，与她以前的作品大相径庭。
——柯林斯例句
13、
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。
柯林斯例句
14、
For those uninitiated in scientific ocean drilling, the previous record was a little over 4 km.
对于那些不熟悉科学大洋钻探的人来说，之前的纪录是4千米多一点。
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15、
Have you had any previous dealings with this company?
你曾与这家公司有过业务往来吗？
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
16、
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.
——《简明英汉词典》
17、
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.
——《简明英汉词典》
18、
The filing cabinets had all gone with the previous occupants.
那些文件柜都被之前的用户搬了个精光。
——柯林斯例句
19、
He was over a second faster than his previous best time.
他比自己以前的最好成绩快了1秒多。
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20、
A picture of his girlfriend Sheryl had been splashed in the previous weekend's tabloids.
他的女友谢里尔的一张照片被刊登在前一周末各家通俗小报的显眼位置上。
柯林斯例句
21、
The new rule overrides all the previous ones.
新规则使以前的所有规则失效.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
22、
The offer of talks with Moscow marks a significant change from the previous western position.
提议与莫斯科举行会谈标志着西方立场的重大转变。
柯林斯例句
23、
You are a little previous in learning English.
你在学习英语上有点过急.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
24、
The message they are transmitting to their daughters is very different from that of previous generations.
他们向女儿传输的信息与上几代人截然不同。
柯林斯例句
25、
She began recalling a series of previous incarnations.
她开始回忆起前世的种种情形。
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26、
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.
《简明英汉词典》
27、
This question is subsidiary to the previous one.
这个问题是辅助上一个问题的.
《简明英汉词典》
28、
The Air France plane lopped over four hours off the previous best time.
法国航空公司的飞机在原来最短航行时间的基础上又缩减了4个多小时。
柯林斯例句
- 相关短语
- previous to在…之前;
- previous rown.前一行;
- previous pagen.上一页，前一页，返回上一级菜单;
- previous notice预先通知书;
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