词汇 | former |
释义 | former /ˈfɔːmə(r)/ adj.1. 以前的,从前的in former times从前 The owner of that shop is Mr Brown — the former owner was Mr Johnson.那家商店的主人是布朗先生,以前的店主是约翰逊先生。 After the elections, Crawley went to the former Prime Minister's house.大选后,克劳莱去过前任总理的住宅。 In former times the British army kept lots of soldiers at Fort William in Scotland.从前英国陆军经常把大批士兵派驻在苏格兰的威廉堡。 2. 前者Of swimming and football he much preferred the former.在游泳和足球中他更喜欢前者。 Of Tokyo and Moskow, the former has the larger population.就东京和莫斯科两个城市而言,前者人口较多。 Did he go there by air or by train? The former seems more likely.他是乘飞机还是坐火车去的?前者似乎可能性更大些。 |
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