formerly
英 ['fɔːməlɪ]
美['fɔrmɚli]
- adv. 以前；原来
考试真题
- So the formerly small supper after sundown becomes the big meal of the day, the only one at which the family has a chance to get together.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- It says tropical storms formerly claimed dozens, if not hundreds of lives, each year, in Cuba.
2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
- These mini-satellites can fit in a launch vehicle's formerly "wasted space".
2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- Most of us, if we know even a little about where our food comes from, understand that every bite put into our mouths was formerly alive.
2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文
- Formerly it lasted three days, but by the 1980s it more commonly lasted a day and a half.
2016年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
- Peter lissaman, an aeronautics expert who was formerly at Caltech and the University of Southern California has suggested that a formation of 25 birds might enjoy a range increase of 71%.
2010年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- There are many reasons this formerly stable federal institution finds itself at the brink of bankruptcy.
2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
双语例句
- 1. Namibia, formerly known as South West Africa
- 纳米比亚，旧称西南非洲
来自《权威词典》
- 2. This area was formerly within the sphere of influence of the US.
- 这一地区先前属于美国的势力范围。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.
- 我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.
- 这船从前航行在中国内河里.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass.
- 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的.
来自《简明英汉词典》