former
美[ˈfɔ:rmə(r)] n.模型，样板；构成者，创造者；起形成作用的人；[无线]线圈架
网络前；前述的；以前；原来
1 . 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。
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2 . A former associate of Mr. Pierce's was among the project's boosters.
皮尔斯先生的一个前合伙人是这个计划的热心支持者之一。
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3 . The former owner had not left any forwarding address.
以前的房主没有留下任何转递地址。
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4 . The airline plans to auction its international routes to former competitors.
这家航空公司打算把他们的国际线路拍卖给以前的竞争对手。
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5 . One former director embezzled $34 million in company funds.
一名前主管挪用了3,400万美元的公司资金。
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1.the first of two or the first mentioned of two;
Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today
2.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
3.belonging to some prior time;
erstwhile friend
4.(used especially of persons) of the immediate past;
the former president
5.of the distant past;
the early inhabitants of Europe