在以前 meaning in English
previously
Examples
- He had truly never seen so much spirit in the girl before .
在以前，他真的没有看见过这个姑娘这么兴高采烈。 - In three months she oldened more than she had done or 10 years before .
她在三个月中比在以前十年还要老得快些。 - This fact has led naturalists to believe that the isthmus was formerly open .
使许多自然学者相信这个地蛱在以前原是开通的。 - In other days she would have been forced at least to reprimand him severely .
如果是在以前，她至少不能不对他严厉地训诉一番。 - The whole wealth so swiftly gathered in the paper values of pervious years vanished .
在以前的年月中很快积累得来的表现为票面价值的全部财富化为乌有。