precious和previous previous precious是什么意思

previousadj. 之前的
BrE [?pri?vi?s]
NAmE [?pri?vi?s]
1 happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about 之前的
? SYNONYM prior
● No previous experience is necessary for this job.
【precious和previous previous precious是什么意思】● The car has only had one previous owner.
● She is his daughter from a previous marriage.
● I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.
● The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions.
● We dealt with this in a previous chapter.
● We had met on two previous occasions.
● He went jogging on Friday, despite the doctor?s warnings the previous day.
2 immediately before the time you are talking about
? SYNONYM precede
● I couldn?t believe it when I heard the news. I?d only seen him the previous day.