former

释义

adj.前任的; 以前的; 前者的

实用场景例句

Former sales managers, directors, and accountants were among the executives who lost their jobs.

失业的高管中包括前销售经理、主管和会计。

金山词霸

Former President Richard Nixon once served in the highest office of the United States.

曾任美国总统的理查德·尼克松曾在美国最高职位上任职。

金山词霸

Once part of the vast empire, it is now known as the former Soviet Union.

这片曾经属于庞大帝国的土地，如今被称为前苏联。

金山词霸

Once part of the Balkan alliance

曾是巴尔干联盟的组成部分

金山词霸

The former dwelling, which belonged to Sir Christopher Wren, holds great historical significance.

这座曾属于克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的旧居具有重要的历史意义。

金山词霸

The former sacred sanctuary held profound historical significance

这座昔日的圣所具有深远的历史意义

金山词霸

He may desire for her to remember his former appearance in youth.

他可能希望她回忆起他年轻时的模样。

金山词霸

Given the choice between a spotless white T-shirt and a pricey, stained beige one, it's no surprise that most would prefer the former.

在洁白无瑕的白色T恤和昂贵又脏污的米色T恤之间做选择时，大多数人会选择前者，这并不令人意外。

金山词霸

After concluding that the marital home and joint retirement assets are of equal value, the former may choose the property while the latter decides on the pension scheme.

若判定婚姻住所和共同退休资产价值相等，前者可能选择房产而后者决定养老金方案。

金山词霸

In former days, people traveled by horse and carriage.

在从前，人们骑马和坐马车出行。

金山词霸

the members of the former European Union

前欧盟成员国

金山词霸

She had to decide between keeping her promise and keeping her secret. She chose the former.

她必须在遵守诺言和保守秘密之间做出选择。她选择了前者。

金山词霸

The latter approach would be far more practical.

后一种方法要实用得多。

金山词霸

My former teacher/classmate/roommate helped me a lot in the past.

我以前的老师 / 同学 / 室友在过去给了我很多帮助。

金山词霸

the former president

前总统

金山词霸

The ancient castle has been renovated to its former splendor.

这座古老的城堡已修复至昔日的辉煌。

金山词霸

Her teemed with ideas.

她脑子里主意多.

期刊摘选

真题例句

Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

"It's been postponed until 2017," says Anna Somers, the founder and CEO of The Art Newspaper and the former head of Venice in Peril, a group devoted to restoring Venetian art.

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

"It's been postponed until 2018," says Anna Somers, the founder and CEO of The Art Newspaper and the former head of Venice in Peril, a group devoted to restoring Venetian art.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

A California television station in Fresno reported Tuesday that James Savage set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison.

2019年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

According to Leslie, those who ridiculed former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for his 2002 remark that we have to be wary of the unknown unknowns were mistaken.

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

Following the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school's professors to refrain from take-home exams.

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

In an effort to understand the matter further, I spoke with doctors Mark Beckhoff a researcher and former professor of animal behavior.

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

On the other hand, scientists are increasingly learning that aging and biological age are two different things, and that the former is a key risk factor for conditions such as heart disease, cancer and many more.

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

The former head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which oversees heritage sites, is Francesco Bandarin, a Venetian who now serves as UNESCO' assistant director- general for culture.

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

And I’m going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University, but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly 30 years.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar, cheaper options year after year.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

As former Dean of Harvard College.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

Jack White, the former front man of the White Stripes and an influential figure among fellow musicians, likes to make things difficult for himself.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Former George Washington University president Stephen Trachtenberg estimates that a typical college uses its facilities for academic purposes a little more than half the calendar year.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Most high governmental officials seem to conceive of education in this light—as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth," Derek Bok, former president of Harvard, told The Washington Post

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

The former ethic suggested success was founded on integrity, modesty, loyalty, courage, patience, and so forth.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

And I'm going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University, but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly 30 years.

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar,cheaper options year after year.

2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

George Grune, a former ad salesman who joined Reader s digest in 1960 has his eye focused on the bottom line.

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

Ludacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well as VICE's first female editor-in-chief, Ellis Jones.

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

since the former is most common among those inclined towards indifferent relationships, their predominance can bolster individuals' sense of self-worth.

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this job was no game for him: he meant business.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 完形填空 原文

Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

One day I met a former classmate of mine who was making a lot of money running a sideline.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

That former prisoner was cervantes, and the book was don quixote.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The family rented a former church in downtown portland and scheduled a concert.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Through the years, I'd run into former students who would provide updates on old classmates.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

In the former case the education is incidental; it is natural and important, but it is not the express reason of the association.

出自-2009年考研翻译原文

The high court’s decision said the judge in Mr.McDonnell’s trial failed to tell a jury that it must look only at his “official acts,” or the former governor’s decisions on “specific” and “unsettled” issues related to his duties.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

In a rare unanimous ruling, the US Supreme Court has overturned the corruption conviction of a former Virginia governor, Robert McDonnell.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

英英释义

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"