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erstwhile

US [ˈɜrstˌhwaɪl]
UK [ˈɜː(r)stwaɪl]
  • adj.以前的；先前的；过去的；往昔的
  • adv.往昔
  • Web从前的；昔日的；以往以前的

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erstwhile
adj.
1.
以前的；先前的；过去的；往昔的former; that until recently was the type of person or thing described but is not any more
an erstwhile opponent
以前的对手
His erstwhile friends turned against him.
他先前的朋友转而与他作对。

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Definition:
AllAll,以前的以前的,先前的先前的,过去的过去的,往昔的往昔的,往昔往昔,从前的从前的,昔日的昔日的,以往以前的以往以前的
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1.
The erstwhile prodigy had the best chance of her career to win this title, the only Grand Slam singles title she hasn't won.
这位昔日的天才选手曾有其网球生涯中夺得法网女单冠军的最佳机会，这也是她唯一没赢得过的大满贯冠军头衔。
zhè wèi xī rì de tiān cái xuǎn shǒu céng yǒu qí wǎng qiú shēng yá zhōng duó dé fǎ wǎng nǚ dān guàn jūn de zuì jiā jī huì , zhè yě shì tā wéi yī méi yíng dé guò de dà mǎn guàn guàn jūn tóu xián 。
c.wsj.com
2.
She was a successor to one of her erstwhile foils, Brendan Gill, and she alternated reviewing with another former target, Penelope Gilliatt.
她的前任是她从前的敌人布兰顿·吉尔，和她轮流撰写影评的是另一个昔日的目标：佩莱娜裴·吉拉特。
tā de qián rèn shì tā cóng qián de dí rén bù lán dùn · jí ěr , hé tā lún liú zhuàn xiě yǐng píng de shì lìng yī gè xī rì de mù biāo : pèi lái nà péi · jí lā tè 。
article.yeeyan.org
3.
So what prompted Mr Bush to come out with such a tough response against his erstwhile ally, after six days of dithering?
布什在不知所措了6天之后，发出如此强硬的回应，这究竟是什么原因呢？
bù shí zài bù zhī suǒ cuò le liù tiān zhī hòu , fā chū rú cǐ qiáng yìng de huí yìng , zhè jiū jìng shì shén me yuán yīn ne ?
article.yeeyan.org
4.
A fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that the son of her erstwhile lover must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand.
一个算命者想起从前的一个预言，那就是必须把她以前情人的儿子砌在墙里城堡才能建好。
yī gè suàn mìng zhě xiǎng qǐ cóng qián de yī gè yù yán , nà jiù shì bì xū bǎ tā yǐ qián qíng rén de ér zǐ qì zài qiáng lǐ chéng bǎo cái néng jiàn hǎo 。
dictsearch.appspot.com
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It's easy to sympathise: the erstwhile masters of the universe seem to have forgotten the meaning of both "moral" and "hazard" .
这很容易让人同情：过去的宇宙主宰者（mastersoftheuniverse）们似乎忘记了“道德”和“风险”的涵义。
zhè hěn róng yì ràng rén tóng qíng : guò qù de yǔ zhòu zhǔ zǎi zhě ( mastersoftheuniverse ) men sì hū wàng jì le " dào dé " hé " fēng xiǎn " de hán yì 。
www.ftchinese.com
6.
We were delighted to discover a new community garden where erstwhile had been a trash-filled vacant lot.
我们欣喜地在过去曾被垃圾填充的空地上发现了一个新的社区花园。
wǒ men xīn xǐ de zài guò qù céng bèi lā jī tián chōng de kòng dì shàng fā xiàn le yī gè xīn de shè qū huā yuán 。
bulo.hjenglish.com
7.
In the wake of erstwhile acquisitive operators like the UK's Vodafone, China Mobile is now planning a shopping spree.
继英国沃达丰（Vodafone）之类老牌的“贪婪运营商”偃旗息鼓之后，现在，中国移动（ChinaMobile）正计划大举收购。
jì yīng guó wò dá fēng ( Vodafone ) zhī lèi lǎo pái de " tān lán yùn yíng shāng " yǎn qí xī gǔ zhī hòu , xiàn zài , zhōng guó yí dòng ( ChinaMobile ) zhèng jì huà dà jǔ shōu gòu 。
www.ftchinese.com
8.
Big Pharma is in big trouble, but it may yet find comfort in the arms of that erstwhile foe.
尽管大型药厂遭遇大的困境，但是它们仍可以在与昔日对手的联合中找到安慰。
jǐn guǎn dà xíng yào chǎng zāo yù dà de kùn jìng , dàn shì tā men réng kě yǐ zài yǔ xī rì duì shǒu de lián hé zhōng zhǎo dào ān wèi 。
www.ecocn.org
9.
Like some other erstwhile true believers, he became one of most cogent critics of his former faith.
如同昔日的某些真正信徒一样，他也成为其原有信仰最有力的批判者之一。
rú tóng xī rì de mǒu xiē zhēn zhèng xìn tú yí yàng , tā yě chéng wéi qí yuán yǒu xìn yǎng zuì yǒu lì de pī pàn zhě zhī yī 。
blog.ecocn.org
10.
Hilary Clinton's status as an erstwhile Obama rival might undermine the traditional trump card of a secretary of state.
作为奥巴马前竞争对手，希拉里·克林顿可能使国务卿这一职位的王牌地位受到动摇。
zuò wéi ào bā mǎ qián jìng zhēng duì shǒu , xī lā lǐ · kè lín dùn kě néng shǐ guó wù qīng zhè yī zhí wèi de wáng pái dì wèi shòu dào dòng yáo 。
www.chinadaily.com.cn
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