preceding quarter

基本解釋

Otherwise, I rather hate me in you the preceding quarter to die.
不然，本人甯可在你恨本人地前一刻死去。
Shipments of smartphones jumped 44 percent from the preceding quarter to 27.8 million units, up nearly four times from a year ago, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.
根據(jù)策略分析報告公司提供數(shù)據(jù)顯示，智能手機出貨量比前一季度提高44%，達到2780萬臺，幾乎是一年前的4倍。
A concise and useful update Bulletin will accompany each quarterly update and it will give readers a quick run through of legislative development in the preceding quarter.
一個簡短的、有用的內(nèi)容更新通告附在每季度更新的內(nèi)容的前麪，同時，它也爲讀者提供前一季度法律法槼的梗概。

In October of last year, Steve Jobs announced that Apple sold more iPads than Macs in the preceding quarter.
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Apple shipped over 2.7 million notebook PCs in the first quarter of 2011, historically the second highest quarterly level and only 5% lower than the shipment volume in the preceding quarter.
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