former President前总统;前任主席
arch former[口腔] 弓丝成型器
Former Residence故居;以前住过的房屋;从前曾经居住过的地方;曾经居住过的宅院
model former成模器;翻译;成模器英语
acid former成酸物质;翻译;产酸菌;产酸菌类
soil former成土因子;土壤形成因素
roll former辊轧成形机
former trial[法] 前审;翻译
ADJ（形容词） Former is used to describe someone who used to have a particular job, position, or role, but no longer has it. 前任的 [ADJ n]
The unemployed executives include former sales managers, directors and accountants.
失业的高管包括前销售经理、主管和会计。
ADJ（形容词） Former is used to refer to countries which no longer exist or whose boundaries have changed. (国家) 已不存在的; 疆界已变的 [ADJ n]
...the former Soviet Union.
…前苏联。
ADJ（形容词） Former is used to describe something which used to belong to someone or which used to be a particular thing. 昔日的 [ADJ n]
...the former home of Robert E. Lee.
…罗伯特·E·李的故居。
PRON（代词） When two people, things, or groups have just been mentioned, you can refer to the first of them as the former. 前者 ['the' PRON]
They grappled with the problem of connecting the electricity and water supplies. The former proved simple compared with the latter.
他们设法解决供电和供水的连接问题。前者与后者相比证明很简单。
N（名词） a person or thing that forms or shapes 形成者; 样板