He stood out in three ways－as a technologist, as a corporate （公司的）leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal, functional gadgets.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

92 were found to have higher nicotine yields than they did six years previously.

2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

As I sat blocked and clueless for two solid days, I momentarily wondered if I couldn't just call an expert on the subject matter which I was tackling, or someone who took the class previously, to get me going.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The International Union for Conservation of Nature had previously considered the area a "possible range" for the species, and local people had reported seeing lions in the area, but no one presented convincing evidence.

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

The result is that the commitments that previously characterized the beginning of adulthood are now being delayed, and new patterns of behavior and a new stage of life are emerging for those in their twenties.

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

The scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

The team at Stanford investigated the aquifers below this depth, and found that reserves may be triple what was previously thought.

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

The TV station reported that by completing the swim the fourth-grade student from Los Banos broke a record previously held by a ten-year-old boy.

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

At a time when natural history was a valuable tool for discovery, Merian discovered facts about plants and Insects that were not previously known.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

In fact, when Twenge previously used this data to suggest a screen time effect, some commentators were quick to raise this problem.

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

Satellite observations and submarine surveys over the past few years had shown less ice in the polar region, but the recent measurements show the loss is more pronounced than previously thought.

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

The company had previously announced the planned closures, but had not said which locations would be affected.

2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty, surrounded by criminals and violence, had written a new chapter in the history of sports.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences – or invent them where they did not previously exist.

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families.

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ