erstwhile
英 [ˈɜːstwaɪl]
美 [ˈɜːrstwaɪl]
adj. 以前的; 先前的; 过去的; 往昔的
Collins.1 / BNC.14300 / COCA.18074
牛津词典
adj.
- 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。
- an erstwhile opponent
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 以往的;往昔的
You useerstwhileto describe someone that used to be the type of person indicated, but no longer is.- Erstwhile workers may have become managers...
过去的工人可能已经成了经理。 - 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。
- Erstwhile workers may have become managers...
英英释义
adv
- at a previous time
- at one time he loved her
- her erstwhile writing
- she was a dancer once
双语例句
- Erstwhile spammers are also making use of online-coupon services such as Groupon ( grpn).
此外,昔日的垃圾邮件制作者还在利用团购网站Groupon等在线优惠券服务。 - Its erstwhile parent was quick to follow China Merchants in successfully pushing for a new licence based on its history, and managed to obtain approvals for five provinces.
它的前任母公司迅速效仿了中国商会,根据中国商会的的历史奋力为自己争取了一个新的执照,并成功取得了在五个省份的经营许可。 - 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。 - Ideally, these would be people to whom you reported, but erstwhile peers and others ( satisfied clients, for example) will do in a pinch.
理想情况下,这些人应该是你的直接上司,如果没有的话,以前的同事和其他人(比如对你很满意的客户)也凑合。 - An erstwhile US policy maker once asked China to be a 'responsible stakeholder'.
某位美国前高级官员曾经要求中国成为一个‘负责任的利益攸关方’。 - This, in turn, will require achieving three things: avoiding a headlong collapse in demand; restructuring the balance sheets of financial institutions and overindebted households; and rebalancing global demand away from erstwhile deficit countries, towards habitual creditor countries.
这进而要求做到三件事:避免需求直线暴跌;对金融机构和负债过多家庭的资产负债表进行重组;以及调整全球需求平衡,将需求从此前的贸易赤字国家转至传统上的债权国。 - Be that as it may, nothing will more swiftly unite two previous foes in a common front if they are threatened by a potential enemy perceived to be more dangerous than their erstwhile opponent.
能够迅速使敌对双方连成一气的,是当双方都感受到一个潜在敌人的威胁,而这个敌人又比它们其中任何一方更具危险性。 - By contrast, Britain and its erstwhile EU partners would have to decide quickly how people on the wrong side of newly erected barriers to the free movement of labour should be treated.
相比之下,英国与之前的欧盟伙伴必须迅速作出决定,为身处因劳动力自由流动而新竖立起来的壁垒错误一边的人们应当得到怎样的待遇。 - He praised the prime minister for bringing Russia out of the chaos of the Boris Yeltsin years, taking a dig at his erstwhile political opponent.
相反,他称赞普京带领俄罗斯走出了鲍里斯叶利钦(BorisYeltsin)年代的混乱,借机讽刺了一下昔日的政治对手。 - My erstwhile publisher asked whether I would acquiesce to omitting some "sensitive material" and changing some wording.
我从前的出版商问我是否同意删除一些“敏感材料”和改变一些措词。