erstwhile
英['ɜːstwaɪl]
美['ɜːrstwaɪl]
- adj. 从前的；往昔的
GRE
详细释义
- 往昔的
- 从前的
- 以前的
- 过去的
- 先前的
- 原来的
- 较早时候的
- 往昔
- <古>从前
- 以前
adj. (形容词)
英英释义
Adjective:
-
belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend"
"our former glory"
"the once capital of the state"
"her quondam lover"
-
at a previous time;
"at one time he loved her"
"her erstwhile writing"
"she was a dancer once"
双语例句
- 1. His erstwhile friends turned against him.
- 他先前的朋友转而与他作对。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. He fled to America with Phyllis Burton, an erstwhile friend of his wife's.
- 他和他妻子以前的一个朋友菲莉丝·伯顿一起逃往美国。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Erstwhile workers may have become managers.
- 过去的工人可能已经成了经理。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Panama is indeed now far removed from its erstwhile financial free - for - all.
- 事实上,现在巴拿马金融业远非过去的来者不拒.
来自互联网
- 5. Both are in better shape than their erstwhile rivals.
- 他们的情况比以前的竞争对手都要好.
来自互联网
- His erstwhile friends turned against him.
他先前的朋友转而与他作对。 - This erstwhile schoolmaster had discovered a way of keeping us quiet in the evenings.
这位往昔的老师找到了一种让我们晚上安静下来的方法。
用作形容词 (adj.)
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