former
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英 [ˈfɔ:mə(r)]
美 [ˈfɔrmə(r)]
是什么意思
以前的,从前的;在前的;前任的;
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)
- [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)
- referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
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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.)
- 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。 - Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.
希思先生是英国前任首相。 - I paid a visit to my former English teacher.
我拜访了我以前的英语老师。 - 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.)
- a former of ideas
想出主意者 - He is a fifth former.
他是五年级生。
权威例句
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