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Definition of erstwhile in English: erstwhileadjective ˈəːstwʌɪlˈərstˌ(h)waɪl attributive Former. 以前的，从前的 the erstwhile president of the company 公司的前任总裁。 Example sentencesExamples - To be fair to the script writers, they have made Todd behave in a way which entitled his erstwhile friends and neighbours to complain about his conduct.
- Or is it more a question of a prime minister losing the trust of his people, including some his erstwhile friends and allies?
- Many of the president's erstwhile critics seem willing to give him a chance.
- But there's nothing like a common enemy to get erstwhile rivals to work together.
- He assuredly bumped off a formidable array of erstwhile friends and possible rivals.
Synonyms former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as was, ex-, late, then previous, prior, foregoing formal quondam archaic whilom
adverb ˈəːstwʌɪlˈərstˌ(h)waɪl archaic Formerly. 以前的，从前的 Mary Anderson, erstwhile the queen of America's stage 玛丽·安德森，美国从前的舞台王后。 Example sentencesExamples - Oil money has corrupted the media and a considerable segment of erstwhile critical intellectuals.
- Getting a brand that was erstwhile pushed by James Bond himself?
- Thus it came to pass that one of the islands of the Archipelago of Bermuda, erstwhile the haunt of buccaneers, became the lair of another gang.
- The future, as foreseen by Douglas Hurd, erstwhile Foreign Secretary to Margaret Thatcher, looks intriguing.
- The stately buildings, erstwhile the abode of the honoured and wealthy of the city, are now tenanted by humble toilers, or turned into places of business.
Synonyms formerly, previously, in the past, at one time, at one point, once upon a time, on a former occasion, on one occasion, one time, in one case, time was when, in days gone by, in times gone by, back in the day, in times past, in the old days, in the good old days, long ago
Definition of erstwhile in US English: erstwhileadjectiveˈərstˌ(h)wīlˈərstˌ(h)waɪl attributive Former. 以前的，从前的 Example sentencesExamples - Or is it more a question of a prime minister losing the trust of his people, including some his erstwhile friends and allies?
- To be fair to the script writers, they have made Todd behave in a way which entitled his erstwhile friends and neighbours to complain about his conduct.
- But there's nothing like a common enemy to get erstwhile rivals to work together.
- He assuredly bumped off a formidable array of erstwhile friends and possible rivals.
- Many of the president's erstwhile critics seem willing to give him a chance.
Synonyms former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as was, ex-, late, then
adverbˈərstˌ(h)wīlˈərstˌ(h)waɪl archaic Formerly. 以前的，从前的 Mary Anderson, erstwhile the queen of America's stage 玛丽·安德森，美国从前的舞台王后。 Example sentencesExamples - Thus it came to pass that one of the islands of the Archipelago of Bermuda, erstwhile the haunt of buccaneers, became the lair of another gang.
- Oil money has corrupted the media and a considerable segment of erstwhile critical intellectuals.
- Getting a brand that was erstwhile pushed by James Bond himself?
- The stately buildings, erstwhile the abode of the honoured and wealthy of the city, are now tenanted by humble toilers, or turned into places of business.
- The future, as foreseen by Douglas Hurd, erstwhile Foreign Secretary to Margaret Thatcher, looks intriguing.
Synonyms formerly, previously, in the past, at one time, at one point, once upon a time, on a former occasion, on one occasion, one time, in one case, time was when, in days gone by, in times gone by, back in the day, in times past, in the old days, in the good old days, long ago
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