| 单词 | previous |
| 释义 | previous (priːviəs ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 A previous event or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about. I'm a lot happier than I was in my previous job. He has no previous convictions. 2. adjective B1 You refer to the period of time or the thing immediately before the one that you are talking about as the previous one. It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week. He recalled exactly what Bob had told him the previous night. Synonyms: preceding, past, prior, foregoing Collocations: previous high The company prospered last year, recording sales 10 per cent higher than its previous high. Times, Sunday Times The previous high, in 1912, saw an average of 6.5in (167.6mm) rainfall. The Sun This means that if a fund falls in value it must pass its previous high before further performance fees are charged. Times, Sunday Times This series' top-rating episode got 3.6million, just under the previous high of 3.7million in 2011. The Sun The previous high was 6,930.2 during the dotcom boom more than a decade ago. The Sun In the third quarter of 2015 the economy shrank 0.8 per cent, after a 0.7 per cent decline in the previous quarter. Times, Sunday Times The damage was also far less striking than the 3.6 per cent annualised contraction logged in the previous quarter. Times, Sunday Times This was still an improvement on the previous quarter, when growth increased by 1.3 per cent. Times, Sunday Times Households funded the extra consumption by running down their saving rate to 4.1 per cent, from 5.1 per cent in the previous quarter. Times, Sunday Times Companies pushed through a record rundown in stocks worth 3.7 billion, after cuts worth 3.6 billion in the previous quarter. Times, Sunday Times A player returning after pregnancy will be able to use their previous ranking to enter 12 tournaments over three years. Times, Sunday Times But his previous ranking points did not count. The Sun From next season, players coming back from maternity leave or injury will be able to use their previous ranking to enter 12 tournaments over three years. Times, Sunday Times Its ranking goes up by 7 spots from its previous ranking in 2012. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In both the golden share mechanisms, the most voted artist gained one slot in the previous ranking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the previous recession, the balance sheet never grew by more than £43 billion over any six-week period. Times,Sunday Times And we're talking about a generation of people who have been through a world war as well as a previous recession. The Sun Since the previous recession, our economy has become increasingly reliant on consumers overspending and getting into debt. Times,Sunday Times In comparison, the number of insolvencies reached just under 30,000 in 1992, during the height of the previous recession. Times, Sunday Times If not, take time to analyse how your industry recovered during the previous recession and plan accordingly. Times, Sunday Times The previous record in a three-day period was set in 1969. Times, Sunday Times But the latter claim was thrown out because of his previous record, and his payout was cut to 3,075. The Sun But this shutdown has already lasted a week longer than the previous record. Times, Sunday Times We are 45% up on the previous record year. Times, Sunday Times This was also 0.6 per cent up on 2007, the previous record. Times, Sunday Times He had been a diplomat and government official in the previous regime. Times, Sunday Times The chairman, senior independent director, and chief financial officer from the previous regime have all gone. Times, Sunday Times Two years later it was in power and was determined upon a policy of lustration, or retributive justice for prominent figures from the previous regime. Times, Sunday Times Now several agents want six-figure payments for work carried out under the previous regime - with a couple threatening to seek winding-up orders. The Sun We have been punished for the old club being dissolved, but the new company are being asked to pay for the sins of previous regimes. Times, Sunday Times Its quarterly inflation report, published last week, said growth was weaker than it had predicted in its previous report, suggesting stimulus measures could remain in place for longer. Times, Sunday Times New cab sales fell 37.5 per cent in 2008 to 1,951, from 4,147 in the previous report period of 17 months, as the economic gloom deterred cabbies from buying. Times, Sunday Times A previous report by his commission highlighted the tendency of job recruiters to replicate the same sort of educational and class backgrounds when they recommended people for posts. Times, Sunday Times He also failed to make clear that he had written a previous report. Times, Sunday Times The values from the previous report are also listed for comparison. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It referred to a previous ruling in which it permitted retention of some records in electronic form. Christianity Today The court referred to a previous ruling involving attorneys. Christianity Today But it backed a previous ruling they were illegal because they did not give enough details. The Sun It was surmised that he was an invader from far away who had displaced the previous ruling house. Times, Sunday Times Their only tangible success so far has been to overturn a previous ruling and have the inquests heard by a proper jury. Times, Sunday Times He has been playing in a team that has starved him of the ball more than in the previous season. Times, Sunday Times If the previous season had been a balancing act between training hard and managing my back condition, then 2006 was a push for supreme fitness. Times, Sunday Times But in the same fixtures the previous season, they bagged a full-house of 24 points, conceding just five goals to the current nine. The Sun After this defeat, they are fast approaching their tally of 15 in the previous season. Times, Sunday Times The prize pool was a record 777 million, almost 130 million more than the previous season. Times, Sunday Times Supermarkets gave back some gains from the previous session. Times, Sunday Times In broad-based gains and in a reversal of the previous session, just a few blue-chips ended the day in negative territory. Times, Sunday Times Fresh from issuing a big profit warning in the previous session, the oil services company fell another 28½p to 543½p. Times, Sunday Times The wider market also had further to fall yesterday after the 100-odd point drop in the previous session. Times, Sunday Times The shares had rallied in the previous session after a weekend report. Times, Sunday Times The whales had been individually identified in a previous study, so the researchers could tell their 'voices' apart. Times, Sunday Times About 5 per cent of people with a consciousness disorder given zolpidem show signs of recovery, a previous study showed. Times,Sunday Times Scientists reassessed patients from a previous study who were given tailored treatment. The Sun Similar elephant weatherforecasting talents were also found in a previous study. Times, Sunday Times A previous study asked subjects to pick music that made them feel euphoric. Times,Sunday Times He had relaid the pitch the previous summer, treating the topsoil with a blend of fertiliser and weedkiller. Times, Sunday Times The previous summer all were instrumental in two firsts. Times, Sunday Times That phrase brought to mind a project some of us had helped with the previous summer. Christianity Today Then, because the tour the previous summer went so well, they took us back there! The Sun Strangely, the previous summer of 1911 had been one of the hottest on record. Times, Sunday Times I wouldn't let what has happened at the previous tournament or previous game distract me. The Sun Fitness levels are higher than at any previous tournament as a greater degree of professionalism spreads around the game. Times, Sunday Times Award the hosting rights to the winners of the previous tournament. Times, Sunday Times All 32 teams at this year's finals have reached at least one previous tournament. The Sun No other side has failed to earn a point having won the previous tournament. The Sun Lavish and romantic, the film avoided much of the schlock-horror of the previous version. ST The previous version topped the app charts with more than six million downloads. The Sun Those on the previous version, which closed to new customers last month, are paying about 907 a year. Times, Sunday Times Last week, it launched isave 10, the cheapest dual-fuel deal, at 1,027 — 3 less than its previous version. Times, Sunday Times And, somehow, it looks even better than the previous version. The Sun In fact, my only previous visit was in 2010 under my own name and passport. Times, Sunday Times He won on his only previous visit here. The Sun Whatever, this was as uneventful as their previous visit was astounding. Times, Sunday Times To my surprise my taste buds realised it was not the same as on my previous visit, 20 years earlier. Times, Sunday Times On a previous visit we saw its donut-maker break down. Times, Sunday Times Some 38 per cent of tests carried out in person had results back within 24 hours, up from 28 per cent the previous week. Times,Sunday Times It was also up by 15.8 per cent from the previous week. Times, Sunday Times It comes after a 14 per cent drop in sales for the previous week. Times, Sunday Times The previous week my teaching assistant had paid for five glue sticks out of her own pocket. Times, Sunday Times But the number was still up three per cent on the previous week, to 41 per cent. The Sun Avoid sending in a previous winner, if you want a civil response. The Sun It will be only the second final since 1958 not to feature a previous winner. Times, Sunday Times The favourite fell, a previous winner fell. Times, Sunday Times One additional slot was allocated to the sixth best team from the country of the previous winner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the challenger pays double the amount, the previous winner can no longer decline, unless he has been incapacitated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact a pair often uses its own nest from the previous year. Times, Sunday Times It sold more cars in 2012 (3,575) than any previous year. Times, Sunday Times The signal went out that you have to perform or else, and that the cosiness of the previous year was over. Times, Sunday Times Complaints to the industry watchdog had increased significantly on the previous year. Times,Sunday Times The wider group fell to a loss of £11.3 million, more than the £2.9 million loss the previous year. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 早先的 Japanese: 以前の |
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