previous
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈpriː.vi.əs/us/ˈpriː.vi.əs/B1
happeningorexistingbefore something or someoneelse:
以前的，先前的The previousownerof thehousehadbuiltanextensionon the back.这所房子以前的主人对房子后部进行了扩建。
Training isprovided, so no previousexperienceisrequiredfor thejob.这项工作提供培训，因此不要求以前有相关经验。
He has twodaughtersfrom a previousmarriage.他在前次婚姻中育有两个女儿。
- He took over from the previousheadmasterinFebruary.
- Sales thisyearexceededthetotalfor the two previousyears.
- I'd just like tocommenton whatyourpreviouscallerwas saying.
- He has alongrecordof previousconvictionsforsimilaroffences.
- Her previoussecretaryonlylastedamonth.
Before, after and already
- advance
- afore
- afterwards
- already
- ante
- as it isidiom
- before
- gone
- immediate
- in advanceidiom
- in advance ofsomething/someoneidiom
- in the wake ofsomethingidiom
- next
- prologue
- quondam
- second-wave
- secondarily
- secondary
- shortly
- wake
previous
noun[U]
uk/ˈpriː.vi.əs/us/ˈpriː.vi.əs/UKslang
If someone has previous, they have beenfoundguiltyof one or morecrimesin the past. Previous isshortfor "previousconvictions":
犯罪前科（previous convictions的缩写）He's got previous forstealingfrom hisemployer.他有从雇主那里偷东西的犯罪前科。
Criminals - general words
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- anti-gang
- be in the frame (forsomething)idiom
- crook
- delinquent
- gangbanger
- gangland
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- perp
- perpetrator
- probationer
- recidivist
- stalker
- wanted
- white-collar criminal
- wrongdoer