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former

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  • adj.

    以前的,从前的;在前的;前任的;

  • n.

    模型,样板;构成者,创造者;起形成作用的人;[无线]线圈架

  • 变形

    复数:formers

    双语释义

    adj.(形容词)
    1. [A]过去的,在前的,以前的 of an earlier period or time

    英英释义

    former[ 'fɔ:mə ]

    • n.the first of two or the first mentioned of two

      "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"

    • adj.
      • referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

        "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967"; "I prefer the former version to the latter one"

      • belonging to some prior time

        "our former glory"

        同义词:erstwhile(a)oldonetime(a)quondam(a)sometime(a)

      • (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

        "the former president"

        同义词:late(a)previous(a)

      • belonging to the distant past

        "former generations"

        同义词:early(a)other(a)

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    词汇搭配

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    ~+名词
    • former capital故都
    • former husband前夫
    • former president前总统
    • former wife前妻

    词组短语

    former president前任总统

    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

    同近义词辨析

    previous, preceding, former, foregoing, prior

    这组词都有“在前的”的意思,其区别是:

    previous指时间上、顺序上较早的,或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。

    preceding特指时间和地位上紧接在前。

    former系latter的反义词,比prior更着重对比。

    foregoing指前所述的,是following的反义词。

    prior与previous同义,常可换用,但prior有时强调更大的重要性,对比意味强。

    双语例句

    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.
      这两个人中,前者已死,而后者仍然活着。
    2. Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.
      希思先生是英国前任首相。
    3. I paid a visit to my former English teacher.
      我拜访了我以前的英语老师。
    4. Many of his former supporters voted against him.
      他以前的许多支持者投票反对他。
    用作名词(n.)
    1. a former of ideas
      想出主意者
    2. He is a fifth former.
      他是五年级生。

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