Former
[ 'fɔrmɚ ]
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adj. 以前的，从前的;在前的;前任的;
n. 模型，样板;构成者，创造者;起形成作用的人;[无线]线圈架;
💡 词根助记
form=fore先前 + er表人\/物→前者
📝 例句
He even accused his former civil servants of being like Dad's Army.
他甚至指责他以前手下的文职人员象“老爷兵”。
integrate former mental patients into society
将从前的精神病患融入社会中
an incidental meeting of a former teacher on a bus
在公共汽车上与过去一位老师的邂逅
The guide showed us the old home of former President Theodore Roosevelt.
导游带我们看了前总统西奥多·罗斯福的故居。
In former days there was a racecourse here.
从前这儿有个赛马场。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ form-形式,er-拼音“而”:以前的形式,而今已改变
※ former-以前的,reform-改革:中国以前的改革大多是失败的
※ for-为了,me-我,r-似“花”:以前的你为了追求经常送花给我
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
former
adj[attrib 作定语]
1 of an earlier period or time 以前的
the former world champion 前世界冠军
my former landlady 我以前的女房东
in former times 以前
She's back to her former self again, eg after an illness. 她又恢复了以前的样子（如病後）.
2 being the first mentioned of two things or people 前者的（两者中先提到的）
The former option favours the married man. 前一种选择对已婚男子有利.
3 (idm 习语) a shadow of one's/its former self => shadow.
🔁 扩展释义
*['fɒ:mә]a. 从前的, 前者的n. 起形成作用的人(或物), 模型, 样板【医】 成形器相关词组: the former
🏥 医学释义
成形器
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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I'll try to explain.
我会尽量给你解释。
I'm willing to bet he'll lose.
我愿意赌他输。
and we have to lower into the ground and haul out of the ground great lengths of drill pipe which are rotated by an engine at the top and are fitted with a cutting bit at the bottom.
我们必须把很长的钻杆一节节地钻入地下，然后再从地下拉出来。钻杆顶部安装的发动机带动钻杆旋转，它的底部装有钻头。