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former | BrE ˈfɔːmə, AmE ˈfɔrmər | A. adjective ① (earlier, previous) 以前的 yǐqián de ‹glory, condition›▸ in former times; 在从前 ▸ of former days or times; 从前的 ▸ I'm sure I was a cat in a former life! 我确信我前生是只猫! ▸ he's a shadow of his former self 他衰弱得不成样子了 ② (no longer) 前任的 qiánrèn de ‹mayor›; 一度的 yīdù de ‹palace, prison›▸ two former presidents 两位前总统 ▸ her former husband 她的前夫 ③ (first of two) 前者的 qiánzhě de ‹thing, method›B. noun ① uncountable (the first of two) 前者 qiánzhě ▸ the former is simple, the latter is complex 前者简单,后者复杂 ② countable (for shaping) 模具 mújù |