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简单释义：

adj. 前；以前的；昔日的；（两者中）前者的

n. 【机】模型；创造者；【无线】线圈架；〈英〉公学及其他中等学校的学生

pron. （两者中的）前者

网络 从前的；在前的；前任的

变形：

复数：formers  

完整释义：

n.

1.成型铺装机
2.成形工具
3.绳股并捻机
4.模子
5.骨架
6.构成者,创造者
7.〔英国〕公学及其他中等学校的学生
8.支撑板
9.【机械工程】模型,样板,成形[型]设备
10.【无线电】线圈架

adj.

1.以前的,从前的
2.在前的;〔美国〕前任的
3.早先,从前的,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.
   在过去，当太阳绕行到它的最北点时会停留在这个星座，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.
   这位前切沃前锋表示如果能回到奥林匹克球场，他愿意接受降薪。

3. He did not provide details of the deal, citing a confidentiality agreement with lawyers for the former detainees.
   他以政府与这些前在押人员的律师达成了一个保密协议为由而没有提供有关这个交易的细节。

4. He is reportedly angling for a seat on the GM board for one of his own lieutenants, Jerry York, a former Chrysler executive.
   据说，他现在正在为他的助手――前克莱斯勒总裁杰瑞•约克，在通用委员会寻求一席之地。

5. Former shareholders remain tight-lipped about how much they lost and the ultimate settlements were never made public.
   前股东们至今仍咬紧口风，拒不透露各自亏损金额。最后达成的和解协议也一直没有公开。

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.
   当他看到一位以前的顾客在远处吸烟，便上前当面询问，从而知晓了其中原委。

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.
   假如这样的话，泰国将摆脱两年来的政治冲突，重新成为亚洲多党派民主政治的灯塔。

8. "It was a great company. It was an exciting company, " said Cindy Olson, Enron's former Executive Vice President of Human Resources.
   安然人力资源部门前执行副总裁辛迪.奥尔森（CindyOlson）说，“这是一个伟大的公司，是一个令人激奋的公司。”