(forming compound ns 用以构成复合名词) child or young person in the specified form1(9) at school 某年级的学生:
a sixth-former.
former
[/ˈfɔːmə(r); ˋfɔrmɚ/] adj [attrib 作定语]用法:
1 of an earlier period or time 以前的:
the former world champion 前世界冠军 *
my former landlady 我以前的女房东 *
in former times 以前 *
She's back to her former self again, eg after an illness. 她又恢复了以前的样子（如病後）. 用法:
2 being the first mentioned of two things or people 前者的（两者中先提到的）:
The former option favours the married man. 前一种选择对已婚男子有利. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) a shadow of one's/its former self => shadow. |