former
UK ['fɔ:.mər] US ['fɔ:r.mɚ] adjective [before noun]
IMPROVER
■of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past 较早的，早先的；以前的；旧时的•his former wife他的前妻 •a former employer前雇主 •the former president of the United States美国前总统 •The house, a former barn, has been attractively converted.这座房子以前是谷仓，现已改建一新，十分漂亮。 •The painting was then restored to its former glory (= returned to its original good condition).这幅油画又恢复了原先的光彩。 •It was a long time after the accident before he seemed like his former self (= behaved in the way he had done before).事故过后很长时间，他似乎才恢复了先前的样子。
UK ['fɔ:.mər] US ['fɔ:r.mɚ] noun only singular
the former
ADVANCED
■the first of two people, things or groups previously mentioned 前者，前一个•Of the two suggestions, I prefer the former.这两个建议中，我更喜欢前一个。 Compare the latter |