previous meaning in Chinese
adj.
1.先，前；以前的 (opp. following)。
2.〔口语〕过早的，过急的。
短语和例子
adv.
在前，在先，在…以前 (to)。 He died previous to my arrival. 他在我到达以前就故去了。
adv.
-ly
在前，在以前；预先 (previously designated 预先指定的)。
n.
-ness
Examples
- He was judging by previous dinners .
他是照从前吃过的晚饭来猜测的。 - Come back toward a worse or a previous state
回到更坏的或先前的状况。 - The previous cabinet went out of power in 1989 .
前内阁在一九八九年下台。 - He would try to best his previous time .
他竭尽全力去打破自己以前的纪录。 - He would try to best his previous time .
他会竭尽全力去打破自己的前纪录。