| 单词 | former |
| 释义 | for·mer1 /ˈfɔːmə $ ˈfɔːrmər/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective [only before noun] 1 BEFOREhappening or existing before, but not now 以前〔发生或存在〕的，从前的 → present, previous the former Soviet Union 前苏联 Their farm has been reduced to half its former size. 他们的农场已缩小到以前的一半。► see thesaurus at last2 having a particular position in the past 〔地位、职位〕昔日的，前任的 SYN ex-, → present my former husband 我的前夫 former President Clinton 前总统克林顿3. in former times/years in the past 从前，以前4 somebody/something’s former self BEFOREwhat someone or something was like before they were changed by age, illness, trouble etc 某人/某物以前的模样〔指与现在经历衰老、疾病、苦难等后对比〕 She seems more like her former self. 她似乎回到了以前的样子。be a shadow/ghost of your former self (=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be) 不像以前那样，远不如以前〔自信、健康、有活力等〕 The team’s a shadow of its former self. 该队雄风不再。Examples from the Corpusformer• Canada is a former British colony.• Her former husband now lives in Houston.• Most of the former inmates sought refuge in his abbey, and many stayed on to help run it.• He was an adviser to former President Reagan.• Weinburger was an advisor to former president Ronald Reagan.• In the fall of 1990 we moved our baking facility from Forestville to downtown Santa Rosa, into a former tortilla factory.• Civil war raged for years in the former Yugoslavia.former2 noun 1 the former formalFIRST the first of two people or things that you have just mentioned 前者 OPP the latter Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely. 在这两种可能性中，前者似乎更有可能。2. first/second/sixth etc former British EnglishSES used in some schools to show which class a student is in, according to how many years they have been in school 一年级/二年级/六年级等的学生Examples from the Corpusformer• Steven Soderbergh, nominated as best director for both Traffic and Erin Brockovich, won for the former.• For the former, therefore, to return among the latter was not to degrade, but to promote them.From Longman Business Dictionaryformerfor‧mer /ˈfɔːməˈfɔːrmər/ adjective [only before a noun] happening or existing in the past, but not nowthe former chairman of United Telecommunications IncOrigin former1 (1100-1200) forme “first” ((12-16 centuries)), from Old English formafor·mer1 adjectiveformer2 nounChineseSyllable or Business before, now not Corpus existing but happening |
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