erstwhile
美 [ˈɜrstˌhwaɪl] 
英 [ˈɜː(r)stwaɪl]
- adj.以前的；先前的；过去的；往昔的
- adv.往昔
- 网络从前的；昔日的；以往以前的
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英汉双解
1. | 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。 |
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例句
The erstwhile prodigy had the best chance of her career to win this title, the only Grand Slam singles title she hasn't won.
这位昔日的天才选手曾有其网球生涯中夺得法网女单冠军的最佳机会，这也是她唯一没赢得过的大满贯冠军头衔。
She was a successor to one of her erstwhile foils, Brendan Gill, and she alternated reviewing with another former target, Penelope Gilliatt.
她的前任是她从前的敌人布兰顿·吉尔，和她轮流撰写影评的是另一个昔日的目标：佩莱娜裴·吉拉特。
So what prompted Mr Bush to come out with such a tough response against his erstwhile ally, after six days of dithering?
布什在不知所措了6天之后，发出如此强硬的回应，这究竟是什么原因呢？
A fortune teller remembers an old prophecy that the son of her erstwhile lover must be bricked up alive in order for the fortress to stand.
一个算命者想起从前的一个预言，那就是必须把她以前情人的儿子砌在墙里城堡才能建好。
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。
We were delighted to discover a new community garden where erstwhile had been a trash-filled vacant lot.
我们欣喜地在过去曾被垃圾填充的空地上发现了一个新的社区花园。
The war is again becoming a potential deal-breaker for erstwhile Labour voters, as it was at the election of 2005.
这场战争再次成为原工党支持者倒戈的潜在导火线，就如2005年大选一样。
In the wake of erstwhile acquisitive operators like the UK's Vodafone, China Mobile is now planning a shopping spree.
继英国沃达丰（Vodafone）之类老牌的“贪婪运营商”偃旗息鼓之后，现在，中国移动（ChinaMobile）正计划大举收购。
Big Pharma is in big trouble, but it may yet find comfort in the arms of that erstwhile foe.
尽管大型药厂遭遇大的困境，但是它们仍可以在与昔日对手的联合中找到安慰。
Like some other erstwhile true believers, he became one of most cogent critics of his former faith.
如同昔日的某些真正信徒一样，他也成为其原有信仰最有力的批判者之一。
Hilary Clinton's status as an erstwhile Obama rival might undermine the traditional trump card of a secretary of state.
作为奥巴马前竞争对手，希拉里·克林顿可能使国务卿这一职位的王牌地位受到动摇。
The former first lady and erstwhile presidential candidate will have no trouble attracting attention wherever she goes.
作为前第一夫人和总统候选人，希拉里走到哪里都能吸引足够的眼球。
Her stern words for Europe assuaged worries that a former French finance minister would be too cosy with her erstwhile colleagues.
她对欧洲的严厉措辞缓解了外界对于前任法国财长会讨好昔日同事的担忧。
It is neither likely nor desirable that much of the recovery in private demand will come from the US or other erstwhile deficit country.
指望私人需求的复苏大部分来自美国或昔日其它赤字国，既不可能也不可取。
The fall-out of the credit crunch saw big banks disappearing or forced into panicky mergers with erstwhile rivals.
信贷危机波及到几家大银行---要么关门；要么为了自保，不得不匆忙与从前的对手合并。
Short glory, followed by his erstwhile peers lynching me at every opportunity.
荣耀只是暂时的。后来，他以前的同僚都找尽机会折磨我。
It would have to depend on volunteer forces raised, officered, and manned by politicians and erstwhile civilians.
它必须依赖于由政治家和昔日平民志愿组织、充当军官和加入的部队。
At a time when its erstwhile titans could do with displaying contrition, signs of hubris abound.
在目前华尔街的昔日巨头们该显示忏悔的时候，傲慢的迹象却比比皆是。
Unlike rival and erstwhile suitor Google, Yahoo has been struggling to turn its dominant position on the web into comparable profits.
与自己曾经的合作者现在的竞争对手谷歌不同，雅虎一直寻求着如何将自己在互联网的统治地位转化为客观的收入。
It is the so-called city of dreams that counts some of the greatest luminaries of music and art among its erstwhile inhabitants.
维也纳堪称梦幻之都，一些最伟大的音乐家和艺术大师都曾经居住在这里。
BANKERS, erstwhile masters of the financial universe, are not used to being spoken down to.
银行家，过去金融世界的主宰，还不习惯屈尊降贵。
Jaime Rascone is no different than the rest of us in that the erstwhile DJ needs to grab the occasional odd job to make ends meet.
杰米拉斯康恩和我们其余人并无不同，这昔日的主持人（DJ）靠偶尔打打杂工才能维持生计。
In the summer of 2005, the tension between Waldo and the scientists who had taken over his erstwhile paradise began to mount.
在2005年夏天，科学家谁接管了瓦尔多昔日的天堂并开始改装它，由此他们之间的关系变得紧张起来。
In embracing Einstein, our century took leave of a prior universe and an erstwhile God.
因为信奉了爱因斯坦，我们的世纪告别了原有的宇宙和上帝。
Depending heavily on massive monetary expansion and fiscal deficits in erstwhile high-spending countries will ultimately be unsustainable.
世界经济的复苏如果严重依赖于昔日高消费国家的大规模货币扩张和财政赤字，那么它终将是不可维系的。
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。
In recent weeks, their activities have become infrequent and their grip on most of their erstwhile strongholds has loosened.
在最近几个星期，武装分子的活动已变的稀少，他们对过去的据点控制也已经逐渐瓦解了。
Panama is indeed now far removed from its erstwhile financial free-for-all. Its banks are highly regulated.
目前，巴拿马的确正在脱离以往任何人可以购买金融商品的形象，各银行受到高度规范。
The erstwhile Cinderella Man got knocked out of the ring.
昔日灰姑娘的人得到了淘汰环。
This erstwhile schoolmaster had discovered a way of keeping us quiet in the evenings.
这位往昔的老师找到了一种让我们晚上安静下来的方法。
Many of his erstwhile friends and associates have already confessed to wrongdoing.
许多他的故友和相关人员已经承认了。
Its erstwhile friend China, struggling to keep a grip on its restive regions, has expressed "concern" .
俄罗斯从前的友邦中国由于正努力控制自身的不稳定地区，仅仅表达了“关注”。
Anyone who remembers the lackluster U. S. sales of the erstwhile 318i can see why BMW waited so long to bring back a small car.
任何记得过去318i那惨淡销售量的人都能了解为什么宝马在这么长时间之后再推出小型车。
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”。
Administrators of Lehman's London arm are considering litigation against its erstwhile parent.
雷曼伦敦分公司的管理人员正在考虑与它从前的东家对簿公堂。
Meanwhile, some erstwhile Labour voters, who have until recently been disillusioned with the government, have been returning to the fold.
同时，有些工党支持者直到最近都对现政府失去信心，但他们可能又恢复了对工党信任。
But the Russian strategic reach has been limited by emerging realities, including the NATO membership of erstwhile Warsaw Pact states.
但俄战略达成了有限的新兴现实，包括该条约的国家加入北约的昔日华沙。
Erstwhile Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters's plan to shorten timetables for CAFE tightening.
昔日运输部长玛丽体育彼得斯的计划，以缩短时间表咖啡紧缩。
Continental Europeans want tighter constraints on the erstwhile titans of finance.
欧洲大陆希望对昔日的金融巨擘严加约束。
Now he's found that his erstwhile allies in Congress and Europe want nothing to do with them.
现在他发现他曾经的盟友对此什么都不想做。
