[ADJ 形容词]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.
[ADJ n]
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
He pleaded not guilty to murdering his former wife.
他对谋杀前妻的指控作了无罪抗辩。
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[ADJ 形容词](国家)原先的，先前的Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.
[ADJ n]
...the former Soviet Union.
前苏联
...the former Yugoslavia.
前南斯拉夫
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[ADJ 形容词]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.
[ADJ n]
...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
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[ADJ 形容词]早先的；从前的Former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one.
[ADJ n]
[FORMAL 正式]
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。
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[PRON 代词]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 . →see usage note at:
latter
[the PRON]
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。
Oxford
for·mer★/ˈfɔːmə(r); NAmEˈfɔːrmər/adjective[only before noun ]1★that used to exist in earlier times 以前的◆in former times从前◆the countries of the former Soviet Union前苏联国家◆This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory.这座美丽的老建筑物已恢复了昔日的壮观。2★that used to have a particular position or status in the past 昔日的；前◆the former world champion前世界冠军◆my former boss/colleague/wife以前的老板╱同事；前妻3★the former…used to refer to the first of two things or people mentioned （两者中）前者的◆The former option would be much more sensible.前一种选择要明智得多。☞compare
latter
adj. (1 )4★the formerpronounthe first of two things or people mentioned （两者中的）前者◆He had to choose between giving up his job and giving up his principles. He chose the former.他得在放弃工作和放弃原则二者中择其一。他选择了前者。☞compare
latter
n.IDIOMbe a shadow/ghost of your former ˈselfto not have the strength, influence, etc. that you used to have 失去昔日的力量（或影响等）；威风不再；不如当年formerformersfor·mer/ˈfɔːmə(r); NAmEˈfɔːrmər/
LDC
former1 adjective
former2 noun
formerfor‧mer1 /ˈfɔːmə $ ˈfɔːrmər/ ●●●S2W1 adjective [only before noun]
Word Origin
Examples
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Phrases
1happening or existing before, but not now → present, previous: the former Soviet Union Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.► see thesaurus at
last
2having a particular position in the pastSYN ex- → present: my former husband former President Clinton3in former times/years in the past4somebody/something’s former self what someone or something was like before they were changed by age, illness, trouble etc: She seems more like her former self.be a shadow/ghost of your former self (=be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc than you used to be) The team’s a shadow of its former self.
former1 adjective
former2 noun
formerformer2 noun
Examples
Collocations
Phrases
1the former formal the first of two people or things that you have just mentionedOPP the latter: Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.2first/second/sixth etc former British English used in some schools to show which class a student is in, according to how many years they have been in school
WDF
former
[ˈfɔ:mə(r)]
CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLIELTS
n43715
65
4
8
21
4
28
d442
98927
24759
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18377
39432
12829
DET907
1736953
NOUN32114
3873
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以前的(78%)，前者的(10%)，前任的(7%)，创造者(5%)
n.模型，样板；起形成作用的人
adj.从前的，前者的；前任的
n.(Former)人名；(法)福尔梅；(德、捷)福尔默
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