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adjectivenoun in former times从前 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 41-year-old former world champion former South African president Nelson Mandela南非前总统纳尔逊 · 曼德拉 both current and former employees my former boss/colleague/wife以前的老板／同事；前妻 the countries of the former Soviet Union前苏联加盟共和国 former Portuguese colonies The former option would be much more sensible. 前一种选择要明智得多。 When his career ended, he became a shadow of his former self. It is one of the countries of the former Soviet Union. She’s the former world champion. The historic quarter of the city has been restored to its former glory. This fine ruin was, in former times, a royal castle. 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。 However, the former are excluded.不过，前者被排除在外。 opinion formers and policy makers意见领袖和政策制定者 |