iBT新托福重点考察词汇之FORMER【无老师词汇系列】
如果我和你妈妈同时掉到河里，你会救谁？ 答案一：你（妈妈听着心寒呐！但是为了取得一时之功而这么说，俺们也都理解，是不，二丫！） 答案二：我妈（我从人格的角度上，尊敬你。但是从智商的角度上╭∩╮(︶︿︶）╭∩╮鄙视你！） 答案三——等等！前面两个人在惊呼，原来还有答案三！ 无老师答：废话，还有答案四、五、六呢^_^！ 答案三：都救！你说只能就一个，就只救一个呀！本公子水性好，偏要两个都救。（但是取悦MM的效果没达到：P） 答案四——前面两个人在惊呼，真的有答案四啊！ 无老师答：废话，低调、低调！ 答案四：我情愿和你一起去死！（好样的！取悦MM的效果完全达到，而且有可能今晚还能得到小甜点^_^） 答案五——无老师直接说话：前面两个人给我低调！低调！^_^ 答案五：我的父母养育了我，他们给了我生命的希望，但是，因为我遇到了你，我遇到了生活的希望，因为你的出现，我第一次意识到目标二字到底意味着什么，请不要给我这样的选择，如果我的妈妈遇难了，我生不如死；如果你遇难了，你FORMER走，我latter就会随你而去，因为没有你，我的生活就不再有任何一丁点的意义。（低调、低调！） former到底是什么意思呢？如果猜不透的话，请点开我看看——> >/ ˈfɔːmə(r); ˋfɔrmɚ/ adj [attrib 作定语]
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）.
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.
(idm 习语) a shadow of one's/its former self => shadow.
> the former pron the first mentioned of two things or people 前者: If I had to choose between fish and chicken I'd prefer the former, ie fish. 若让我在鱼和鸡之间选择其一, 我要前者（即鱼）.
formerly adv in earlier times; previously 以前; 从前: The company formerly belonged to an international banking group. 该公司以前隶属於一个国际银行集团. * Namibia, formerly South West Africa 纳米比亚, 旧称西南非洲.
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）.
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.
(idm 习语) a shadow of one's/its former self => shadow.
> the former pron the first mentioned of two things or people 前者: If I had to choose between fish and chicken I'd prefer the former, ie fish. 若让我在鱼和鸡之间选择其一, 我要前者（即鱼）.
formerly adv in earlier times; previously 以前; 从前: The company formerly belonged to an international banking group. 该公司以前隶属於一个国际银行集团. * Namibia, formerly South West Africa 纳米比亚, 旧称西南非洲.