adj.(形容词)

1. 前者的
2. 在前的
3. 前任的
4. 先前的，以前的，从前的，往昔的，昔日的，往日的，旧时的，过去的，一度的

n.(名词)

1. 样板
2. 创造者，构成者，形成者
3. 【机】模型
4. 成形设备
5. 【无线电】线圈架
6. 公学及其他中等学校的学生
7. 支撑板
8. 前者

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]过去的,在前的,以前的 of an earlier period or time

Noun:

1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two;

   "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
   

Adjective:

1. referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several);

   "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one"
   

2. belonging to some prior time;

   "erstwhile friend"
   "our former glory"
   "the once capital of the state"
   "her quondam lover"
   

3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;

   "the former president"
   "our late President is still very active"
   "the previous occupant of the White House"
   

4. belonging to the distant past;

   "the early inhabitants of Europe"
   "former generations"
   "in other times"
   

1.前任的;先前的
former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it.

e.g. The unemployed executives includeformer sales managers, directors and accountants.
被解雇的管理人员包括前销售经理、主管和会计。
e.g. ...former President Richard Nixon...
前总统理查德·尼克松

2.(国家)原先的，先前的
former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed.

e.g. ...theformer Soviet Union.
前苏联
e.g. ...theformer Yugoslavia.
前南斯拉夫

3.昔日的;旧时的;曾经的
former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing.

former

e.g. ...theformer home of Sir Christopher Wren.
克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的旧居
e.g. ...aformer monastery.
昔日的修道院

4.早先的;从前的
former is used to describe a situation or period of time which came before the present one.

e.g. He would want you to remember him as he was informer years.
他可能会希望你记住他早年的样子。

5.前者;前一个
When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them asthe former .

e.g. Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive, dirty cream one, most people can be forgiven for choosing theformer...
如果要在一件纯白的 T 恤和一件更贵的脏兮兮的米色 T 恤之间选择的话，多数人都会选前者，这是无可厚非的。
e.g. If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose theformer and the husband the latter.
如果家庭住房和共同养老金具有同样的价值，妻子可能会选前者，而丈夫会选后者。

1. 成型机：eesy-2-form可说是针对多段成型机(former)成型胚料过程变化的模拟软件,可知道模子的模仁绑力够不够,及各种应力分析,冲棒会不会闭气,等等已足够冷镦成型机使用.有兴趣请mail:[email protected]

2. 成形器：formation 形成,结构 |former 成形器 | formol titration 甲醛滴定法

3. former

3. 框：forced oscillation 受迫振荡 |former 框 | forward biased 正向偏压

4. former的近义词

4. 齿廓样板,靠模：30. Formate 成形法 | 31.former 齿廓样板,靠模 | 32. Forming 成型,在磨具内挤压成型

1. He is the former premier.
   他是前任总理。
2. Some of them bitter attacked their former friends.
   他们中有些人恶毒地攻击他们过去的朋友。
3. It was the former capital of Turkey.
   这是土耳其过去的首都。
4. He's back to his former self again.
   他又恢复了以前的样子。

• The Framer and former of the Vniverse.

  出自：R. Cudworth

• The last thing..I want is to reopen our disagreements of former days.

  出自：B. Moore

Of these two men, the former is dead but the latter is still alive.

这两个人中，前者已死，而后者仍然活着。

Mr. Heath is the former Prime Minister of Britain.

希思先生是英国前任首相。

I paid a visit to my former English teacher.

我拜访了我以前的英语老师。

Many of his former supporters voted against him.

他以前的许多支持者投票反对他。

a former of ideas

想出主意者

He is a fifth former.

他是五年级生。

This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory .

这座美丽的老建筑物已恢复了昔日的壮观。

the former world champion

前世界冠军

my former boss'/colleague'/wife

过去的老板 / 同事；前妻

The former option would be much more sensible.

前一种选择要明智得多。

He had to choose between giving up his job and giving up his principles. He chose the former.

他得在放弃工作和放弃原则二者中择其一。他选择了前者。

the countries of the former Soviet Union

前苏联加盟共和国

in former times

从前

The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants.

被解雇的管理人员包括前销售经理、主管和会计。

...former President Richard Nixon...

前总统理查德·尼克松

...the former Soviet Union.

前苏联

...the former Yugoslavia.

前南斯拉夫

...the former home of Sir Christopher Wren.

克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士的旧居

...a former monastery.

昔日的修道院

He would want you to remember him as he was in former years.

他可能会希望你记住他早年的样子。

Given the choice between a pure white T-shirt and a more expensive, dirty cream one, most people can be forgiven for choosing the former...

如果要在一件纯白的 T 恤和一件更贵的脏兮兮的米色 T 恤之间选择的话，多数人都会选前者，这是无可厚非的。

If the family home and joint pension rights are of equal value, the wife may choose the former and the husband the latter.

如果家庭住房和共同养老金具有同样的价值，妻子可能会选前者，而丈夫会选后者。

Her teemed with ideas.

她脑子里主意多.

She is very virulent about her former employer.

她对她过去的老板恨之入骨.

Of the two the latter is better than the former.

二者中后者比前者好.

He duplicated his former mistakes.

他又犯了和以前一样的错误.

A former loafter, he is now an advanced worker.

他这个昔日浪子, 今日成了先进工作者.

That forceful young woman edged out the former headmaster and is now headmaster herself.

那个强硬的年轻女人排挤走了前任校长,她现在自己当校长.

The robins occupied their former nest.

那些知更鸟占了它们的老窝.

He'll go to great lengths to get his child back from his former wife.

不管花多大力气,他都要把孩子从前妻那里要回来.

previous，foregoing，preceding，prior，former

这些形容词均可表示“在前的”之意。

previous指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。

foregoing指前所述的，是following的反义词。

preceding特指时间和地位上紧接在前。

prior与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。

former系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。