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
- If policymakers leave commodities trading unattended, this erstwhile backwater could one day become a sea of economic troubles.
如果政策制定者们对大宗商品交易放任不管,这一昔日的回水可能有朝一日会变成经济的麻烦之海。 - His erstwhile leftwing coalition allies and, it is widely believed, the more populist impulses of senior Congress politicians including Mrs Gandhi, have curbed his push for financial sector reforms.
他从前的左翼同盟政党、以及(人们普遍认为)包括索尼娅甘地在内的国大党高层更加民粹主义的倾向,都遏制了辛格推行金融业改革的努力。 - Imposing one-sided adjustment on erstwhile debtors will not work.
让昔日债务人单方面调整不会有多大效果。 - Yet, under the pressure of the crisis itself, many erstwhile grasshopper colonies are being forced to become more ant-like.
然而,由于危机本身的压力,许多昔日的蚱蜢窝正被迫变得更像蚂蚁。 - 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。 - 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。 - The value of the foreign assets of core countries would fall, their new currencies would soar relative to erstwhile partners and their economies shrink.
核心国家国外资产的价值将会下滑,它们的新本币相对昔日伙伴国新本币的汇率将会飙升,它们的经济将会萎缩。 - 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。 - 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。