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单词 former
释义
former
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfɔː.mər/us
/ˈfɔːr.mɚ/
B1
of or in anearliertime; before thepresenttimeor in the past:
较早的，早先的；以前的；旧时的
his formerwife他的前妻
a formeremployer前雇主
the formerpresidentof theUnitedStates美国前总统
Theluxuryapartmentsare in a formerfactory.这些豪华公寓的前身是工厂厂房。
Thepaintingwas thenrestoredtoitsformerglory(=returnedtoitsoriginalgoodcondition).这幅油画又恢复了原先的光彩。
It was alongtimeafter theaccidentbefore heseemedlike his formerself(=behavedin the way he had before).事故过后很长时间，他似乎才恢复了先前的样子。
Synonyms
erstwhileformal
one-time
sometimeformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
coming from a time in the past
  • oldBe careful - that clock is very old.
  • formerHe's a former coworker of mine.
  • ancientWe need to protect ancient monuments.
  • archaic"Thee" is an archaic word for "you".
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More examples
  • We need areferencefromyourformeremployer.
  • Australiaand New Zealand are former Britishcolonies.
  • Alargemajorityof thepopulationisdemandingtherestorationof the formergovernment.
  • Shestiffenedwhen her formerhusbandwalkedinto theroom.
  • He's a formerworldheavyweightboxingchampion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
In the past
  • ago
  • any moreidiom
  • anymore
  • back in the dayidiom
  • back thenidiom
  • clock
  • departed
  • dim
  • flood
  • mist
  • moon
  • more
  • no longeridiom
  • non-current
  • rewind the clockidiom
  • sometime
  • step
  • step back (in time)idiom
  • the mists of timeidiom
  • the status quo ante
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Before, after and already
former
noun[S]
uk
/ˈfɔː.mər/us
/ˈfɔːr.mɚ/
the former
B2
the first of twopeople, things, orgroupspreviouslymentioned:
前者，前一个
Of the twosuggestions, Ipreferthe former.这两个建议中，我更喜欢前一个。
Compare
latternoun
More examples
  • Iagreewith thelatterpoint, but not with the former.
  • Of the twoproposals, theyacceptedthe former.
  • Of the twooptions, we've gone for the former.
  • The former wasrejectedinfavourof thelatter.
  • Theheavyweightcontestbetween Smith and Walker wasdecidedwhen the former wasknockedout in the second round.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
First and firstly
  • at first blushidiom
  • at firstidiom
  • begin
  • blush
  • first come, first servedidiom
  • front end
  • in thefirst/secondplaceidiom
  • inaugural
  • initial
  • initially
  • introduction
  • place
  • primary
  • proto-
  • prototypical
  • start
  • starter
  • to begin withidiom
  • trailblazing
  • word
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-former
suffix
uk
/-fɔː.mər/us
/-fɔːr.mɚ/
astudentof thestatedclassgroup:
某年级的学生
sixth-formers(=studentsusuallyaged16–18)六年级学生
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Students & pupils
  • alumna
  • alumnus
  • attrition
  • batch
  • batchmate
  • entrant
  • graduate
  • homeschooler
  • infant
  • intern
  • internship
  • learner
  • LEP
  • pupil
  • schoolboy
  • schoolchild
  • schoolgirl
  • schoolmate
  • send
  • theologian
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(Definition offormerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

former| American Dictionary

former
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈfɔr·mər/

formeradjective[not gradable](EARLIER)

of anearliertime, but not now:
The formerpresidentliveson hisranch.
former
noun[U]
us
/ˈfɔr·mər/

formernoun[U](FIRST)

the first of twopeople, things, orgroupspreviouslymentioned:
Of the twosuggestions, Ipreferthe former.
(Definition offormerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

former| Business English

former
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfɔːmər/us
used todescribesomething thatexistedorhappenedin the past
HR
used todescribesomeone who had aparticularpositionorjobin the past:
former chairman/director/presidentHe's a Washington-basedhealthpolicyconsultantand formerinsuranceexecutive.
former colleague/employee/employerShe was underinvestigationforallegedlydefraudingher formeremployerout of $600,000.
(Definition offormerfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformer

former
The former's domination rested on the principle of privilege by divine sanction and selection by birth.
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The former's idealistically active audience confronts the latter's picture of passive consumers, which is no more than an abstraction.
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Mainly it will be the mathematics, science or computer studies teachers or the keen sixth-formers who are intrigued or stimulated to write such software.
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Such new term formers unbox and raise make terms less readable and complicate programming.
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State and society have been debilitated by the former's lack of legitimacy and by cumulative onslaughts on the economy and societal integrity.
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A sense of cultural continuity is a situational achievement, requiring per formers or "guardians" to re-create a relevance for old meanings in new contexts.
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From such a perspective, we can examine the interactional processes by which per formers and audience members frame their words to shape new contexts.
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Sixth formers agree with both of these statements (each 3.2) significantly more strongly.
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An obvious major difference between corporate and conventional crime is that the former's victims often remain unaware.
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The present work is shorter and more elementary and is designed for sixth formers and undergraduates.
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The former's movements were brisk and accompanied by sound, but the latter's seemed a mere parody.
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The former's theoretical position took much posthumous teasing-out by critics to become widely understood.
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Thus, if there is little or inconsistent empirical support for the entry model, the original assumption of instrumental party formers is called into question.
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The former's strategy was based on working within rather than outside the system and blending old politics and new economics together with his democratic mandate.
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Weighted averaging attempts to compensate for bad tool decisions by smoothing out the poor per formers.
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