former

[美]/ˈfɔːmə(r)/
[英]/ˈfɔːrmər/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 从前的,前者的,前任的
n. 模型,样板,起形成作用的人

短语搭配

former president

前总统

former employee

前雇员

former spouse

前配偶

former student

前学生

former teammate

前队友

former residence

故居

former name

曾用名

in former times

从前

film former

成膜剂,成膜物;薄膜生成元素;薄膜形成器

例句

a former of ideas.

想出主意者

a former penal colony.

一个以前的流放地。

ascend to a former century

追溯到前一世纪

He is the former premier.

他是前任总理。

a book written by a former slag

曾是妓女的人写的书

an apocryphal story about a former president.

关于前总统的流传甚广但不足为信的报道。

hanging out with a former boyfriend.

与以前的一位男朋友约会

those who take the former view.

那些持前一观点的人。

France's former colonial possessions.

法国从前的殖民领地。

helping to rehabilitate former criminals.

帮助前罪犯恢复正常生活。

slough off former associates.

抛弃以前的同伴

Their former enemy is arming again.

他们从前的敌人正在重整军备。

Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.

朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。

There is goodwill between the former enemies.

过去的敌对者之间现在有了亲善之意。

a lawsuit against her former husband

对她前夫提起的诉讼

She is very virulent about her former employer.

她对她过去的老板恨之入骨。

原声例句

Use the latter not the former.

使用后者而不是前者。

来源: Intermediate Daily Grammar

Of these the former are the majority.

这两类人当中,第一类人是大多数。

来源: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

Other planets may get the former soon.

其他行星可能很快就会拥有前者(指人类)。

来源: Crash Course Astronomy

I'm John Keener.I'm a former research biochemist and former council member and Mayor of Pacifica.

我是约翰·基纳,我以前是研究生物化学家,前帕西菲卡委员会议员和帕西菲卡市长。

来源: VOA Daily Standard August 2020 Collection

We have 14 former US Women's national team players.

我们的队伍里有14名前美国女子国家队队员。

来源: Idol speaks English fluently.

Now, he is a former mayor, he's a former governor.

他曾任市长和州长。

来源: CNN 10 Student English March 2022 Collection

So, without further ado, let me introduce my former friend.

废话不多说 我来介绍一下我的前好友。

来源: Entertainment and Audio-Visual - American TV Shows

170. The form of the former formula is formally formulated.

前一个分子式的形式得到正式表述。

来源: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Joining the United States, China, India, and the former Soviet Union.

此前是美国、中国、印度和前苏联。

来源: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

A group of researchers says the former.

一组研究人员说前者。

来源: Intermediate English short passage

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