former

[美國]/ˈfɔːmə(r)/
[英國]/ˈfɔːrmər/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

adj. 從前的,前者的,前任的
n. 模型,樣板,起形成作用的人

短語搭配

former president

前總統

former employee

前僱員

former spouse

前配偶

former student

前學生

former teammate

前隊友

former residence

故居

former name

曾用名

in former times

從前

film former

成膜劑,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.

一個以前的流放地。

ascend to a former century

追溯到前一世紀

He is the former premier.

他是前任總理。

a book written by a former slag

曾是妓女的人寫的書

an apocryphal story about a former president.

關於前總統的流傳甚廣但不足爲信的報道。

hanging out with a former boyfriend.

與以前的一位男朋友約會

those who take the former view.

那些持前一觀點的人。

France's former colonial possessions.

法國從前的殖民領地。

helping to rehabilitate former criminals.

幫助前罪犯恢復正常生活。

slough off former associates.

拋棄以前的同伴

Their former enemy is arming again.

他們從前的敵人正在重整軍備。

Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.

朱可夫是前蘇聯的一位元帥。

There is goodwill between the former enemies.

過去的敵對者之間現在有了親善之意。

a lawsuit against her former husband

對她前夫提起的訴訟

She is very virulent about her former employer.

她對她過去的老闆恨之入骨。

原聲例句

Use the latter not the former.

使用後者而不是前者。

來源: Intermediate Daily Grammar

Of these the former are the majority.

這兩類人當中,第一類人是大多數。

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

Other planets may get the former soon.

其他行星可能很快就會擁有前者(指人類)。

來源: Crash Course Astronomy

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

我是約翰·基納,我以前是研究生物化學家,前帕西菲卡委員會議員和帕西菲卡市長。

來源: VOA Daily Standard August 2020 Collection

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

我們的隊伍裏有14名前美國女子國家隊隊員。

來源: Idol speaks English fluently.

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

他曾任市長和州長。

來源: CNN 10 Student English March 2022 Collection

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

廢話不多說 我來介紹一下我的前好友。

來源: Entertainment and Audio-Visual - American TV Shows

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

前一個分子式的形式得到正式表述。

來源: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

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

此前是美國、中國、印度和前蘇聯。

來源: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

A group of researchers says the former.

一組研究人員說前者。

來源: Intermediate English short passage

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