同义词
反义词
同义词解析
  • 以下这些形容词均可表示"在前的" 的意思
    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。
英语四级真题
  • Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.
    出自-2011年6月阅读原文
  • "It's been postponed until 2017," says Anna Somers, the founder and CEO of The Art Newspaper and the former head of Venice in Peril, a group devoted to restoring Venetian art.
    2018年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • "It's been postponed until 2018," says Anna Somers, the founder and CEO of The Art Newspaper and the former head of Venice in Peril, a group devoted to restoring Venetian art.
    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • A California television station in Fresno reported Tuesday that James Savage set a record as the youngest swimmer to make the journey to the former prison.
    2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • According to Leslie, those who ridiculed former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for his 2002 remark that we have to be wary of the unknown unknowns were mistaken.
    2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
  • Following the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school's professors to refrain from take-home exams.
    2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
  • In an effort to understand the matter further, I spoke with doctors Mark Beckhoff a researcher and former professor of animal behavior.
    2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • On the other hand, scientists are increasingly learning that aging and biological age are two different things, and that the former is a key risk factor for conditions such as heart disease, cancer and many more.
    2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
  • The former head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which oversees heritage sites, is Francesco Bandarin, a Venetian who now serves as UNESCO' assistant director- general for culture.
    2018年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
英语六级真题
  • And I’m going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University, but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly 30 years.
    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar, cheaper options year after year.
    出自-2015年12月阅读原文
  • As former Dean of Harvard College.
    出自-2014年6月阅读原文
  • Jack White, the former front man of the White Stripes and an influential figure among fellow musicians, likes to make things difficult for himself.
    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • Former George Washington University president Stephen Trachtenberg estimates that a typical college uses its facilities for academic purposes a little more than half the calendar year.
    出自-2012年6月阅读原文
  • Most high governmental officials seem to conceive of education in this light—as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth," Derek Bok, former president of Harvard, told The Washington Post
    出自-2012年6月阅读原文
  • The former ethic suggested success was founded on integrity, modesty, loyalty, courage, patience, and so forth.
    出自-2011年12月阅读原文
  • And I'm going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University, but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly 30 years.
    2016年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
  • As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar,cheaper options year after year.
    2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • George Grune, a former ad salesman who joined Reader s digest in 1960 has his eye focused on the bottom line.
    2018年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
  • Ludacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well as VICE's first female editor-in-chief, Ellis Jones.
    2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • since the former is most common among those inclined towards indifferent relationships, their predominance can bolster individuals' sense of self-worth.
    2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
英汉词典释义
英英词典释义
  • 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. of the distant past;
    "the early inhabitants of Europe""former generations""in other times"
行业词典
  • 法律: 前者;前任;