previous
adj. 先前的; 以前的; 过早的; (时间上)稍前的
adv. 在先;在…以前
A previous event or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about.
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。
You refer to the period of time or the thing immediately before the one that you are talking about as the previous one.
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。
1. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
2. too soon or too hasty;
3. just preceding something else in time or order;
previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former
这些形容词均可表示"在前的"之意。
previous to
在…以前
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.