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| /ˈfɔːmə/ |
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| 1 | used for describing someone or something that had a particular job , title , status etc in the past , but not now 前任的；曾经的 |
| The ceremony honoured all the former presidents who are still living. 这次庆典向所有仍然健在的前总统表示敬意。 |
| the former Soviet Union 前苏联 |
| He abandoned his former career as a geologist. 他放弃了曾经作为地质学家的事业。 |
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| 2 | formal used for referring to times in the past 以前的；先前的；旧时的 |
| Marble pillars and high painted ceilings remain from former times. 大理石柱和有绘画的高大屋顶从先前保留下来。 |
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| - | be a shadow/ghost of your formerself
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| to be much less healthy or successful , or to be in much worse condition than before |
| 衰弱（或落拓）得不成样子；大不如前 |
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| - | the former formal
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| used for referring to the first of two people or things that you have mentionedUse the latter to refer to the second person or thing |
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| Both Williams and Andrews claim the property. The former insists that it was a gift. 威廉斯和安德鲁斯都宣称财产归自己所有。前者坚持说这是一份遗赠。 |
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