former的中文翻译是什么意思
former
adj. 前任的; 以前的; 前者的
former的柯林斯释义
ADJ前任的;先前的
Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.
The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants.
被解雇的管理人员包括前销售经理、主管和会计。
...former President Richard Nixon...
前总统理查德·尼克松
ADJ(国家)原先的，先前的
Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.
...the former Soviet Union.
前苏联
...the former Yugoslavia.
前南斯拉夫
ADJ昔日的;旧时的;曾经的
Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing.
...the former home of Sir Christopher Wren.
克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的旧居
...a former monastery.
昔日的修道院
ADJ早先的;从前的
Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one.
He would want you to remember him as he was in former years.
他可能会希望你记住他早年的样子。
PRON前者;前一个
When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former .
Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive, dirty cream one, most people can be forgiven for choosing the former...
如果要在一件纯白的 T 恤和一件更贵的脏兮兮的米色 T 恤之间选择的话，多数人都会选前者，这是无可厚非的。
If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter.
如果家庭住房和共同养老金具有同样的价值，妻子可能会选前者，而丈夫会选后者。
former的英文释义
Noun
1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two;
- Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
Adjective
1. 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
2. belonging to some prior time;
- erstwhile friend
- our former glory
- the once capital of the state
- her quondam lover
3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
- the former president
- our late President is still very active
- the previous occupant of the White House
4. of the distant past;
- the early inhabitants of Europe
- former generations
- in other times
former的同义词辨析
previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former
这些形容词均可表示"在前的"之意。
former的场景例句
She is very virulent about her former employer.
她对她过去的老板恨之入骨.
Of the two the latter is better than the former.
二者中后者比前者好.
He duplicated his former mistakes.
他又犯了和以前一样的错误.
A former loafter, he is now an advanced worker.
他这个昔日浪子, 今日成了先进工作者.
That forceful young woman edged out the former headmaster and is now headmaster herself.
那个强硬的年轻女人排挤走了前任校长,她现在自己当校长.