former
adj
noun
ˈfɔːmə
adj
1
happening
or
existing
before,
but
not
now
以前〔发生或存在〕的，从前的;
the
former
Soviet
Union
前苏联
Their
farm
has
been
reduced
to
half
its
former
size.
他们的农场已缩小到以前一半大小。
2
having
a
particular
position
in
the
past
〔地位〕昔日的，前…;
my
former
husband
我的前夫
former
president
Clinton
前总统克林顿
3
in former times/years
in
the
past
从前
4
sb/sth’s former self
what
someone
or
something
was
like
before
they
were
changed
by
age,
illness,
trouble
etc
以前的你〔指与现在经历衰老、疾病、苦难等后对比〕
She
seems
more
like
her
former
self.
她似乎回到了以前的样子。
be
a
shadow/ghost
of
your
former
self
(be
much
less
confident,
healthy,
energetic
etc
than
you
used
to
be)
不像以前那样，远不如以前〔自信，健康，有活力等〕
The
team’s
a
shadow
of
its
former
self.
该队雄风不再。
noun
5
the former
the
first
of
two
people
or
things
that
you
have
just
mentioned
前者;
formal
Of
the
two
possibilities,
the
former
seems
more
likely.
在这两种可能性中，前者似乎更有可能。
6
first/second/sixth etc former
used
in
some
schools
to
show
which
class
a
student
is
in,
according
to
how
many
years
they
have
been
in
school
一年级/二年级/六年级等的学生
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