1、previous
先前的;以前的;早先的
She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage.
她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。
He has no previous convictions.
他没有前科。
上一次的;上一个的
It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week.
上星期刚下过雨,天气却出奇地干燥。
He recalled exactly what Bob had told him the previous night.
他清楚记得前一天晚上鲍勃告诉他的话。
2、ultimate
最后的;最终的
He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.
他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。
The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。
最根本的;最基础的;最原始的
Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs.
植物是所有食物的最根本来源。
The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.
出事的最根本原因似乎在于那场广告宣传活动。
极端的;极度的;令人极其不快的
Being removed from his post during operations is the ultimate humiliation for a ship's captain.
在执行任务的过程中被免职,这对一位船长来说是莫大的耻辱。
Treachery was the ultimate sin.
背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。