1.former +名词：
former employee/member/CEO/owner前员工、前会员、前总裁、上一任所有者
former home故居、旧居（old home/place）
His former home is for sale at £ 495,000
他的旧居要以49.5万英镑的价格出售。
His ex-wife reported him to police a few days later
他的前妻几天后向警方告发了他。
The former mayor of San Antonio is Hispanic.
圣安东尼奥市的前任市长是拉美裔美国人。
He pleaded not guilty to murdering his former wife.
他对谋杀前妻的指控作了无罪抗辩。
plead /pliːd/
v.申辩；恳求；辩护；(在法庭)认罪；乞求；解释；为…辩护；(向法庭)陈述案情
The former president paid an unofficial visit to China.
前总统到中国进行了私人访问。
Newspapers have been fulsome in their praise of the former president.
报纸上对前总统都是些溢美之词。
fulsome /ˈfʊlsəm/
adj.过分恭维的；谄媚的；感谢过头的
He was fulsome in his praise of the Prime Minister.
他称赞首相时有溢美之词。
They lauded the former president as a hero.
他们颂扬前总统为英雄。
laud /lɔːd/
vt.赞扬；称赞；赞美
n.称赞；颂歌；赞美歌
The former President was demanding that he should be either put on trial or set free.
前总统要求要么对他进行审判，要么将他释放。
He has a great interest in books about the former president.
他对和那位前总统有关的书十分感兴趣。
I am not a hired agent for the former president.
我可不是那位前总统的说客。
The former chairman was a key player in the deals that pushed the bank to the top.
前主席是达成把那家银行推向顶峰的一系列协议的关键人物。
Fourteen people, waiting to be hanged for the murder of a former prime minister, have been reprieved.
因谋杀前首相而即将处以绞刑的14个人已获缓刑。
reprieve/rɪˈpriːv/
vt.缓刑；缓期执行…的死刑；暂缓终止；撤销…的死刑；取消关闭
n.缓解；延缓；刑罚终止令；(尤指)死刑缓刑令
They accused the former prime minister of being a backseat driver.
他们指责前首相越俎代庖。
backseat driver n.
对驾驶员指手画脚的乘客；(尤指政客中)企图越俎代庖的人，干涉与己无关之事的人
It's clear that the party of the former Prime Minister has suffered a major reverse.
显然，前首相所在党派遭受了重大的挫折。
His former chauffeur is claiming unfair dismissal on the grounds of racial discrimination.
他的前任司机声称自己因为种族歧视而遭到了不公平解雇。
chauffeur /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
n.(尤指富人或要人的)司机
vt.为(某人)开车；当…司机
racial /ˈreɪʃl/
adj.种族的；人种的；种族间的
discrimination /dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/
n.歧视；识别；辨别；区别；区别对待；辨别力；偏袒；识别力；鉴赏力
Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case.
你的前任雇主若对本案存有异议，必须在14天内予以答复。
contest /ˈkɑːntest , kənˈtest/
n.比赛；竞赛；(控制权或权力的)争夺，竞争
vt.就…提出异议；争辩；争取赢得(比赛、选举等)
The former party treasurer helped raise almost £ 40 million to fight the election campaign.
该党的前任财政部长帮助筹集了近4,000万英镑用于竞选。
Ludacris and the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis are alumni of my college, as well as VICE's first female editor-in-chief, Ellis Jones.
卢达克里斯和美国银行前任首席执行官肯·刘易斯，以及《VICE》的第一位女主编埃利斯·琼斯都是我的大学校友。
Alumni /əˈlʌmnaɪ/
n.(统称)校友，毕业生
The former head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which oversees heritage sites, is Francesco Bandarin, a Venetian who now serves as UNESCO's assistant director-general for culture.
联合国教科文组织世界遗产中心负责监管遗产地，其前任负责人是威尼斯人弗朗西斯科·班德林，他现在担仼联合国教科文组织文化助理总干事。
oversee/ˌoʊvərˈsiː/
vt.监督；监视
2.前缀ex-名词
My ex-wife is bleeding me for every penny I have.
我的前妻不断地榨取我的每一分钱。
bleed/bliːd/
v.流血，出血；给...放血；（染料、油漆等）散开，渗开；<印>被印成出血版；长期榨取（某人的钱）；抽掉（气体或液体）
n.<印>出血版
adj.出血版的
He makes payments to his ex-wife for the upkeep of their children.
他向前妻支付子女的抚养费。
He said he was framed by his ex-wife. 他说他受到了前妻的诬陷。
frame /freɪm/
n.(图画、门、玻璃等的)框架；帧；(家具、建筑物、车辆等的)构架，支架，骨架；总的思想，体系，体制，模式；眼镜框；体形；一轮；（连环漫画中的）一幅画
vt.（以某种方式）表达；制订；拟订；给…镶边；给…做框；作伪证陷害
adj.木结构的
He feuded with his ex-wife.他和前妻积怨已久。
feud /fjuːd/
n.世仇；长期不和；夙怨；争吵不休
vi.长期争斗；争吵不休；世代结仇
He defamed his ex-wife by every possible means.
他对他前妻竭尽诽谤之能事。
defame /dɪˈfeɪm/
vt.诽谤；中伤；诬蔑
He is not speaking to his mother because of her friendship with his ex-wife.
因为母亲和前妻仍旧保持着友好的关系，他便不再和母亲说话。
He realized that mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of clanger.
他意识到提及她的前夫有点儿冒失，令人尴尬。
clanger /ˈklæŋər/
n.明显且令人难堪的错误
Mentioning her ex-husband was a bit of a clanger.
提及她的前夫是有点令人难堪的失言。
The police traced the call to her ex-husband's number.
警方用追踪装置查出是她前夫的电话号码打出的电话。
trace /treɪs/
vt.追踪；追溯；发现；找到；描绘(事物的过程或发展)；画（线）；查出；复制，描摹；追究；追述；绘出，勾画出（轮廓）；记述
n.痕迹；微量；迹线；轨迹；踪迹；遗迹；少许；扫描线；描记图；挽绳
He's different from my ex. 他和我的前夫不一样。
The children are spending the weekend with my ex and his new wife.
孩子们与我的前夫及其新夫人在一起度周末。
The new man in my life ( let's call him Dave) had a very jealous ex-girlfriend.
我生命中这个新男人（就叫他戴夫吧），他的前女友是个醋坛子。
She bumped into her ex-boyfriend in town.
她在城里遇见了前男友。
But first to set the scene: I was having a drink with my ex-boyfriend.
不过首先介绍一下背景：我当时正在和前男友喝饮料。
She took revenge on her ex-boyfriend by smashing up his home.
为了报复，她砸了前任男友的家。
revenge rɪˈvendʒ/
n.报复；报仇；(曾经失败一方的)雪耻，打败对手
v.报复；报仇；替…报仇；雪耻
smash /smæʃ/
v.粉碎；粉碎，使破灭；（哗啦一声）打碎，打破，破碎；（轻而易举）打破（纪录）；捣毁；撞毁（车辆）；<物>分裂（原子） ；压扁，压平，压碎；<口>使经济上失败，使破产；<旧>破产；（用力）撞开，击穿，闯过；（使）猛烈撞击，猛烈碰撞；打高压球，猛扣
n.打碎；破碎；扣球，高压球；猛击，猛撞；撞车；破灭，垮台；<口>轰动的演出，巨大的成功；十分走红的歌曲（或电影、戏剧）；破碎的哗啦声；斯马喜饮料
adj.<口>轰动一时的，极为成功的
adv.轰然
She wanted to run to her ex-boyfriend and beg his forgiveness.
她想冲到前男友面前乞求他原谅。
My ex-boyfriend Anthony was very chauvinistic.
我的前男友安东尼大男子主义思想很重。
chauvinistic /ˌʃoʊvɪˈnɪstɪk/
adj.沙文主义的；大男子主义的；本国至上主义的；男人至上的
Many people think that ex-ministers are trousering £ 25,000 in fees simply for going to a few board meetings a year.
很多人认为前任部长们一年仅参加几次理事会就轻而易举地捞取了25,000英镑的报酬。
trouser ˈtraʊzər/
n.裤子
vt.收受；赚得
adj.裤子的
3. previous+名词
His previous girlfriend was a dancer with the Royal Ballet.
他的前女友是皇家芭蕾舞团的舞蹈演员。
She is his daughter from a previous marriage.
她是他与前妻生的女儿。
She has two children by a previous marriage.
她和前夫有两个孩子。
The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year.
那家公司与前任审计员已打了整整一年的官司。
litigation /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/
n.诉讼；打官司
He undid most of the good work of the previous manager.
他把前任经理的大部分功绩都毁掉了。
undo /ʌnˈduː/
v.<计>取消，撤销；消除，取消，废止(某事的影响)；打开，解开，拆开；毁坏，破坏；<古>揭示……的奥秘，解密；使不安，使烦扰；打败，挫败；勾引，诱奸
n.<计>取消，撤消，恢复
第三人称单数：undoes现在进行时：undoing过去式：undid过去分词：undone
My previous boss will act as a reference for me.
我的前任上司将做我的推荐人。
He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders.
他接着严厉地斥责了几位前任领导者。
launch/lɔːntʃ/
n.(航天器的)发射；(事件的)发起；(产品的)上市；(船的)下水；交通艇；大型汽艇；机动大舢板
vt.发射；开始从事，发起，发动(尤指有组织的活动)；(首次)上市，发行；使(船，尤指新船)下水；猛扑向前
scathing /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
adj.严厉的；严厉批评的；无情抨击的；尖刻地斥责的
v.损伤；损害(scathe的现在分词)
4. predecessor /ˈpredəsesər/
n.前任；原先的东西；被替代的事物
He is cast in a different mould from his predecessor.
他和他的前任性格不一样。
mould /məʊld/
n.模具；霉菌；铸模；(独特)类型，个性，风格；霉
v.(用模具)浇铸，塑造；(使)紧贴于，吻合；将…塑造成；对…影响重大
The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors.
这届政府从前任那里接过了一个非常棘手的烂摊子。
inherit /ɪnˈherɪt/
v.继承(金钱、财产等)；继任；接替(责任等)；经遗传获得(品质、身体特征等)
He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
arrogance /ˈærəɡəns/
n.傲慢；自大
He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
他坚称他所知道的一切都获自前任肯尼思·赛瑟姆。
His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome.
他的前任受到了同样热烈的欢迎。
tumultuous /tuːˈmʌltʃuəs/
adj.动荡的；喧嚣的；动乱的；热烈的；欢腾的；狂暴的；嘈杂的
He's backing away from the policies and style of his predecessor.
他正脱离其前任的政策和风格。
The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
新任总统彻底改变了其前任的许多政策。
The new Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor
新上任的总理比他的前任要强。
The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor.
宪法提案赋予他比前任大得多的权力。
This leaves the Prime Minister, like his predecessors, earnestly trying to talk down wages.
这就使得首相和他的前任们一样，急于削减工资。
earnestly /ˈɜːrnɪstli/
adv.(说话)认真地，郑重其事地；(做事)认真地，全心全意地；真诚地；热切地；强烈地
It would be unfair to suggest that he will be no more effective than his predecessors.
暗示他不会比前任们更有作为是不公平的。
Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors
她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。
reticence n.沉默；含蓄
glamour /ˈɡlæmər/
n.魅力；吸引力，诱惑力(多因财富或地位所致)；迷人的美
v.迷惑
status /ˈsteɪtəs/
n.状态；地位；（进展的）状况，情形；身份；职位；重视（或崇尚）程度；高级职位；社会上层地位
You'll have to unlearn all the bad habits you learned with your last piano teacher.
你必须丢掉你的前任钢琴老师所教的一切坏习惯。
5.last+名词
I split up with my last boyfriend three years ago.
我3年前和前任男友分的手。
Unlike many past Fed leaders, Yellen is not one to buy into the finance industry's argument that it should be left alone to regulate itself. 六级真题- 2015年 6月 1卷 阅读A
与许多美联储前任领导人不同,耶伦并不赞同应该让金融业自行监管的观点。
past+名词 前任
6.late+名词
有两个含义：
1） 前任+名词
2） 已故+名词
the late prime minister前总理，前首相
the late government 前政府，前内阁
the late headmaster 前任校长
the late/ deceased chairman; 已故主席
The late President Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown by a popular uprising in 1986.
已故总统费迪南德·马科斯于1986年被民众起义赶下了台。
He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.
他创办了这一慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。
The late master of the estate was named Bill Brown.
已故庄园主叫比尔·布朗。
estate /ɪˈsteɪt/
n.(通常指农村的)大片私有土地，庄园；(尤指)遗产；工业区；住宅区；个人财产；工厂区
The late Earl passed on much of his fortune to his daughter.
已故伯爵将他的大部分财产传给了女儿。
The late newspaper tycoon is condemned for his ruthless treatment of employees.
已故的报业大亨因为残忍地对待员工而遭到谴责。
tycoon /taɪˈkuːn/
n.大亨；(企业界的)巨头
ruthless ˈruːθləs/
adj.无情的；残忍的
The dead tycoon's sons will remain in their plush offices overseeing the death throes of the family empire.
这位已故大亨的儿子们将坐在豪华的办公室里，目睹这个家族帝国崩溃前的痛苦挣扎。
throes /θrəʊz/
n.(尤指死亡时的)剧痛
Following his late father's will, he was given the right to take over all businesses.
遵照已故父亲的遗嘱，他有权接管所有的企业。
It has been decided that a memorial will be built in honor of the late President.
已经决定建立一座纪念碑来纪念故去的那位前总统。
The charity is still feeling the effects of revelations about its one-time president’
这家慈善机构仍受到其前主席被检举带来的影响。《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
revelation /ˌrevəˈleɪʃn/
n.被暴露的真相；披露，揭露，透露；展现，显示；（惊人的）新发现；（上帝的）启示，默示，神示内容；被曝光的秘闻；意想不到的事物；非常好的事物；被揭露的内情；
(上帝的)启示；披露；揭露；被暴露的真相；被曝光的秘闻；被检举
