formerly

US [ˈfɔrmərli]
UK [ˈfɔː(r)mə(r)li]
  • adv.以前；从前；原来；过去
  • Web原先地；旧时，以往；原先地以前

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formerly
adv.
1.
以前；从前in earlier times
Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa
纳米比亚，旧称西南非洲
I learnt that the house had formerly been an inn.
我得知这座房子以前是家客栈。
John Marsh, formerly of London Road, Leicester, now living in France
约翰 ) 马什，以前家在莱斯特市伦敦路，现居住在法国

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Definition:
AllAll,以前以前,从前从前,原来原来,过去过去,原先地原先地,旧时，以往旧时，以往,原先地以前原先地以前
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
I suppose it might have been formerly her mother's.
我猜这可能是她母亲以前的东西。
wǒ cāi zhè kě néng shì tā mǔ qīn yǐ qián de dōng xi 。
2.
I have no dint to do any further what, have no dint to save any further what, I be still formerly of I, you be still formerly of you?
我再也无力做什么了，再也无力挽回什么了，我还是从前的我，你还是从前的你吗？
wǒ zài yě wú lì zuò shén me le , zài yě wú lì wǎn huí shén me le , wǒ hái shì cóng qián de wǒ , nǐ hái shì cóng qián de nǐ ma ?
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3.
Formerly cautious to the point of being uncommunicative, my companions had changed out of recognition.
我们的同伴们过去谨小慎微得几乎不开口说话，可现在他们变得判若他人了。
wǒ men de tóng bàn men guò qù jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi de jī hū bù kāi kǒu shuō huà , kě xiàn zài tā men biàn de pàn ruò tā rén le 。
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4.
I'm formerly a Restless Colorado Native, grew up in tiny little town with a great big ski hill way up in the Rocky Mountains.
我以前是不宁科罗拉多州的积分。我生长在这样小的小镇在落基山脉，有一个非常大的滑雪场。
wǒ yǐ qián shì bù níng kē luó lā duō zhōu de jī fēn 。 wǒ shēng zhǎng zài zhè yàng xiǎo de xiǎo zhèn zài luò jī shān mài , yǒu yī gè fēi cháng dà de huá xuě chǎng 。
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5.
Who formerly was a blasphemer and a persecutor and an insulting person; but I was shown mercy because, being ignorant, I acted in unbelief.
我从前是亵渎神的、逼迫人的、侮慢人的；然而我蒙了怜悯，因我是在不信中，无知而作的。
wǒ cóng qián shì xiè dú shén de 、 bī pò rén de 、 wǔ màn rén de ; rán ér wǒ méng le lián mǐn , yīn wǒ shì zài bù xìn zhōng , wú zhī ér zuò de 。
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6.
The artist formerly known as Gordon received his introduction to music thanks to his mother.
这位艺术家早期叫戈登，是通过母亲开始接触音乐的。
zhè wèi yì shù jiā zǎo qī jiào gē dēng , shì tōng guò mǔ qīn kāi shǐ jiē chù yīn yuè de 。
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7.
There was a 38-year-old cheetah named DI Mu before who formerly was always locked up in a narrow and small cage.
有一只叫帝姆的38岁的猎豹以前一直关在狭小的笼子里。
yǒu yī zhī jiào dì mǔ de sān shí bā suì de liè bào yǐ qián yì zhí guān zài xiá xiǎo de lóng zi lǐ 。
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8.
The carrier, formerly known as the Soviet ship Varyag, was renamed Liaoning after years of refitting as well as a year-long sea trial.
这艘前苏联瓦良格号航母在经过为期数年的改建和一年时间的试航之后，被命名为辽宁号。
zhè sōu qián sū lián wǎ liáng gé hào háng mǔ zài jīng guò wéi qī shù nián de gǎi jiàn hé yī nián shí jiān de shì háng zhī hòu , bèi mìng míng wéi liáo níng hào 。
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In such a small group the formerly quiet Willow began to quickly come out of her shell.
在这样一个小圈子里，原本缄默的柳儿很快与我们攀谈起来。
zài zhè yàng yī gè xiǎo quān zi lǐ , yuán běn jiān mò de liǔ ér hěn kuài yǔ wǒ men pān tán qǐ lái 。
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10.
They had left the big road and turned into a level plain which had formerly been an old meadow.
他们已离开大公路变成了一级，其中平原以前是一个老草甸。
tā men yǐ lí kāi dà gōng lù biàn chéng le yī jí , qí zhōng píng yuán yǐ qián shì yī gè lǎo cǎo diàn 。
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