- 词义辨析
previous,foregoing,preceding,prior,former
这些形容词都可表示“在前的”之意。previous指时间上、顺序上较早的,或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。foregoing指前所述的,是following的反义词。preceding特指时间和地位上紧接在前。prior与previous同义,常可换用,但prior有时强调更大的重要性,对比意味强。former系latter的反义词,比prior更着重对比。
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法
谐音:抚摸,抚摸从前的照片。
词源记忆法
before=以前,之前。fore=for=之前(比如forehead额头),所以former=更先前=先前,以前的。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- 知识拓展
重要短语
former president前任总统
former residence故居
former name曾用名
in former times从前
- 双语例句 更多例句
He'll go to great lengths to get his child back from his former wife.
不管花多大力气,他都要把孩子从前妻那里要回来.
《简明英汉词典》
That forceful young woman edged out the former headmaster and is now headmaster herself.
那个强硬的年轻女人排挤走了前任校长,她现在自己当校长.
《简明英汉词典》
A former Finance Minister and five senior civil servants are accused of fraud.
一名前财政大臣和五名高级公务员被指控诈骗。
柯林斯词典例句库
In 1918 the Romanian majority in this former tsarist province voted for union with Romania.
1918年,这个前沙皇统治的省份中占了多数的罗马尼亚人投票赞成与罗马尼亚合并。
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He campaigned relentlessly to bring charges of corruption against former members of the government.
为了将前政府成员以贪污腐败的罪名送上法庭,他持续不懈地奔走游说。
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A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.
皮尔斯先生的一个前合伙人是这个计划的热心支持者之一。
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When a marriage ends, the former husband and wife often contend over the children.
夫妇双方在婚姻破裂后, 往往会争夺子女.
《简明英汉词典》
It will take a lot of repair work before the theatre regains its former splendour.
要想剧院重拾昔日的辉煌,必须进行大规模整修.
《简明英汉词典》
Accusations of harbouring suspects were raised against the former Hungarian leadership.
匈牙利前领导层被指控窝藏嫌犯。
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- former chairman前主席;
- austenite former奥氏体形成元;
- former president[法]前任主席;
- first former第一个前
- sixth formern.六年级中学生;
- in former times往昔;畴昔;昔日;
- azeotrope former共沸生成添加物;
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- possibly adv.可能地;也许,或许;敢是;容许;
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- compromise n.折中;妥协方案;达成协议;v.妥协;违背;使陷入危险;
- have aux. 用以构成完成式及完成式的不定式,表示已经…;vt. 有,具有;拿,取得;从事;必须,不得不;
- fate n.命运,宿命;灾难,死亡;命中注定的事(尤指坏事);v.注定;
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- letter n.信;证书,许可证;字母,文字;字面意义;vt.用字母标明;写字母于;加标题;