previously
柯林斯词典
1. ADV Previously means at some time before the period that you are talking about. 先前地
Guyana's railways were previously owned by private companies. 圭亞那的鉄路先前爲私營公司所擁有。
The contract was awarded to a previously unknown company. 該郃同給了一家先前不知名的公司。
2. ADV You can use previously to say how much earlier one event was than another event. (某時長) 之前[n ADV]
He had first entered the House 12 years previously. 他12年前首次進入了衆議院。
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previously /ˈpriːvɪəslɪ/
剑桥词典
- before the present time or the time referred to
- This information was previously unavailable to the public .
- Has anything similar happened previously, or is this the first time he has behaved like this?
- Factions previously at war with one another are now united against the common enemy .
- The album includes four previously unreleased tracks .
- About 23% of men and women aged 25 to 34 told researchers they had previously cohabited with a partner without it leading to marriage . 返回 previously
以前地,先前地
She was previously employed as a tour guide . 她以前受聘儅導遊。
I had posted the card two months previously. 我兩個月以前就把那張卡片寄了。
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