| 词组 | previous |
| 释义 | previous AC /ˈpriːviəs/ adjective the previous person, thing, or time is the one before the one you are talking aboutnounsthe previous year/day/month etc When I spoke to her the previous day, she seemed fine. | The temperature is higher than in previous years.a previous occasion/time She had been warned on four previous occasions about being late for work.the previous chapter/section/paragraph As we saw in a previous chapter, a number of different factors are involved.the previous government/president/chairman etc Previous governments have failed to deal with the problem of climate change.the previous owner The furniture was left by the house’s previous owner.sb’s previous wife/husband etc Diana asked him about his previous girlfriends.a previous marriage/relationship She has two children from a previous marriage.a previous job/career I had been very well paid in my previous job.previous experience The interviewer asked him whether he had any previous experience.a previous conviction (=occasions when a court has found you guilty of a crime) The lawyer told the judge that Kennedy had no previous convictions.Previous, former, or old?Former is more formal than previous. It is used to describe a person or thing that used to have a particular job or position: George Bush is the former president of the United States. her former husband Krakow was the former capital of Poland Former is also used about countries that used to exist: the former Soviet Union.Old is more informal than previous. It is used about people you knew or things you had in the past : my old boss her old boyfriend our old TV my old school. It is also used about things that existed in the past and have been replaced by a newer thing: The new stadium is much bigger than the old one.THESAURUS: previous last used when talking about the one that you had just before now, or the one that existed just before now: The last apartment we lived in was much smaller than this one. | Ben’s last girlfriend was a teacher. | Beth broke up with her last boyfriend because he drank too much. old used when talking about people you knew or things you had in the past, or about things that existed in the past and have been replaced by newer things: I never liked my old boss. | I saw Phil with one of my old girlfriends. | The new stadium is much bigger than the old one. | He was my old maths teacher. preceding formal coming just before the time or thing you have just mentioned, or before the part of a book where you are now: There were fewer crimes compared to the preceding year. | The author dealt with this subject in the preceding chapters of the book. | In the preceding section of the poem, Whitman is talking about how important it is to live in the present. former formal used to describe someone or something that used to have a particular job or position but does not any more: her former husband | the former US president | Kyoto was the former capital of Japan. ex-wife/-boyfriend/-soldier etc someone who used to be someone’s wife, used to be a soldier etc, but is not any more: Her dad’s an ex-policeman. | Lydia is still friends with her ex-husband. the one before the person or thing that existed before the one you have just mentioned: I didn’t enjoy Spielberg’s last film but I thought the one before was all right. | Each year, the convention is a little larger than the one before. |
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