former是什麼意思_音標_用法_例句

簡單釋義：

adj. 前；以前的；昔日的；（兩者中）前者的

n. 【機】模型；創造者；【無線】線圈架；〈英〉公學及其他中等學校的學生

pron. （兩者中的）前者

網絡 從前的；在前的；前任的

變形：

複數：formers  

完整釋義：

n.

1.成型鋪裝機
2.成形工具
3.繩股並捻機
4.模子
5.骨架
6.構成者,創造者
7.〔英國〕公學及其他中等學校的學生
8.支撐板
9.【機械工程】模型,樣板,成形[型]設備
10.【無線電】線圈架

adj.

1.以前的,從前的
2.在前的;〔美國〕前任的
3.早先,從前的,往日的

例句：

1. In former times the Sun used to lie in this constellation when it reaches the its point farthest north — the time of the summer solstice.
   在過去，當太陽繞行到它的最北點時會停留在這個星座，也就是每年的夏至。

2. The former Chievo striker is willing to take a pay-cut if it would mean going back to the Olimpico Stadium with Lazio.
   這位前切沃前鋒表示如果能回到奧林匹克球場，他願意接受降薪。

3. He did not provide details of the deal, citing a confidentiality agreement with lawyers for the former detainees.
   他以政府與這些前在押人員的律師達成了一個保密協議為由而沒有提供有關這個交易的細節。

4. He is reportedly angling for a seat on the GM board for one of his own lieutenants, Jerry York, a former Chrysler executive.
   據說，他現在正在為他的助手――前克萊斯勒總裁傑瑞•約克，在通用委員會尋求一席之地。

5. Former shareholders remain tight-lipped about how much they lost and the ultimate settlements were never made public.
   前股東們至今仍咬緊口風，拒不透露各自虧損金額。最後達成的和解協議也一直沒有公開。

6. Then he confronted a former customer, whom he could see smoking just a few hundred yards away. The man explained the math to him.
   當他看到一位以前的顧客在遠處吸煙，便上前當面詢問，從而知曉了其中原委。

7. If so, Thailand may emerge from two years of political strife and regain its former status as a beacon of multi-party democracy in Asia.
   假如這樣的話，泰國將擺脫兩年來的政治衝突，重新成為亞洲多黨派民主政治的燈塔。

8. "It was a great company. It was an exciting company, " said Cindy Olson, Enron's former Executive Vice President of Human Resources.
   安然人力資源部門前執行副總裁辛迪.奧爾森（CindyOlson）說，“這是一個偉大的公司，是一個令人激奮的公司。”