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英 ['priːvɪəs]
美['privɪəs]
	    - adj. 以前的;早先的;过早的
 - adv. 在先;在…以前
 
英英释意
- 1. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
 - "the former president"
 - "our late President is still very active"
 - "the previous occupant of the White House"
 
- 2. too soon or too hasty;
 - "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"
 - "a premature judgment"
 
- 3. just preceding something else in time or order;
 - "the previous owner"
 - "my old house was larger"