新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

previously

英  [ˈpriːviəsli]
    

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    ADV. 副词
  • 1先前地

    Previously means at some time before the period that you are talking about.

    近义词

    earlier , formerly

    双语例句

    例:

    Guyana's railways were previously owned by private companies.

    圭亚那的铁路先前为私营公司所拥有。

    例:

    The contract was awarded to a previously unknown company.

    该合同给了一家先前不知名的公司。

    例:

    a collection of previously unpublished poems.

    一个之前从未发表过的诗集。

    2(某时长)之前

    You can use previously to say how much earlier one event was than another event.

    近义词

    earlier

    双语例句

    例:

    He had first entered the House 12 years previously.

    他12年前首次进入了众议院。