词汇 | former |
释义 | former 2 ENTRIES FOUND: former (adjective) sixth form (noun) former /ˈfoɚmɚ/ adjective former /ˈfoɚmɚ/ adjective Learner's definition of FORMER always used before a noun 1 — used to say what someone or something was in the past前任的;以前的 a former congressman前任议员 her former husband她的前夫 two former friends以前的两个朋友 2 : existing in the past从前的;旧时的 They hope to restore the old theater to its former glory. [=to make it as good as it was in the past]他们想重现老剧院昔日的辉煌。 She is now just a shadow of her former self. [=she is not the same person she once was]她已经今不如昔了。 the former : the first one of two things or people that have been mentioned(两者中的)前者 Of these two options, the former is less expensive, while the latter is less risky.这两个选择中,前者花费低一些,而后者风险小一些。 If offered a choice between death and exile, he said that he would choose the former. [=he would choose death]如果在死亡和流亡中选择的话,他说他宁可选择前者。 — compare the latter at latter |
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