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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- previously
['priːvɪəslɪ]
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1.
adverb
以前
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2.
adverb
10 days previously 10天前
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- previously
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1.
adverb
以前地
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2.
adverb
先前地,在时间或顺序上存在或发生在其它别的事之前地
Examples
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The expert calculated that renewable energy will cost far less than previously thought.
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这位专家预测,可再生能源的成本会远远低于之前的预期。
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This disease has acquired a more deadly attribute than previously seen before.
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这种疾病所呈现的危害性比先前看到的更致命。
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This is a possibility which has not previously been contemplated.
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这是之前没有预料到的一个可能性。
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The council had previously agreed on the proposition.
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委员会先前已经同意了这个提案。
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They fell against the desk that he had been previously sitting on.
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他们被他原先坐过的那张书桌给绊倒了。
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He had previously seen service in the Oxford City Police.
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先前他曾被看见在牛津市警察局服役。
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I might switch back to the phone I was previously using.
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我可能会换回我原先使用的那个电话。
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He adopted wholeheartedly some of the policies that he had previously criticized.
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他全心全意地采纳了一些他先前批评过的政策。
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