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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- former
['fɔːmər]
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1.
adjective
[+husband]
[ president etc]
前任的
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He's a former army officer.
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他是位前任军官。
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2.
adjective
[+power]
[ authority]
(earlier) 以前的
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They have lost much of their former authority.
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他们失去了许多以前的权力。
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3.
pronoun
the former 前者
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The former believe in a strong centralized government.
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前者信仰强有力的中央集权制的政府。
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in former times/years
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以前
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- former
[ˈfɔːrmər]
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1.
adjective
前一个提到的，前者的
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The novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one.
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这部小说分别于1943年和1967年被改编成电影；比起后者，我更喜欢前者。
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2.
adjective
先前的，前面的，之前的
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3.
adjective
前一任的，上一届的
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4.
adjective
过去的，以前的，早期的
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5.
n.[u]
前者
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Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today.
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汤姆和迪克都是英雄，但现在只有前者还被人们记起。
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6.
noun
[Person Name]
福尔梅，福尔默，弗尔默
Collins English-English Dictionary
- former
['fɔːmə]
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1.
adj
[prenominal]
belonging to or occurring in an earlier time
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former glory
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2.
adj
having been at a previous time
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a former colleague
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3.
adj
denoting the first or first mentioned of two
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in the former case
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4.
adj
near the beginning
- former
['fɔːmə]
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1.
n
a person or thing that forms or shapes
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2.
n
[electrical engineering]
a tool for giving a coil or winding the required shape, sometimes consisting of a frame on which the wire can be wound, the frame then being removed
Examples
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to restore the theater to its former estate
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把戏院恢复到以前的状况
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Jack and Bill are twins, but the former is taller than the latter.
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杰克和比尔是孪生儿，但前者比后者高。
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Jack and Bill are twins, but the latter is shorter than the former.
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杰克和比尔是孪生兄弟，但后者比前者矮。
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a mere shadow of his former self
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他简直瘦得不成样子
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The Iron Curtain came down with the fall of the former Soviet Union.
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随着前苏联的解体，铁幕也随之降下。
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