The former Prime Minister, Mr.Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.
前首相温特沃兹。莱恩先生在最近的大选中被击败。
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 83 After the elections

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

former ['fɔrmɚ] 词频1
adj. 以前的，从前的;在前的;前任的; n. 模型，样板;构成者，创造者;起形成作用的人;[无线]线圈架;
💡 form=fore先前 + er表人\/物→前者
"A couple of them are former bosses."
有几位是以前的上司或老板。
近义：onetime, back, preceding, previous, prior, old 反义：hindmost, last, latest, rearmost, utmost, aftermost
prime [praɪm] 词频3 词根: prim
adj. 最好的;首要的;最初的;基本的; n. 精华;初期;全盛时期;青年; vt. 使准备好;填装;事先指导; adv. 极好地; vi. （为枪炮）装火药;涂底漆;修剪树枝;注水入泵引起;
💡 prim第一，主要的+e → 最初的，基本的
"Ade has been widely tipped as the Prime Minister."
很多人认为艾德将继任首相.
近义：stoke, fuel, bloom, blossom, blossoming, efflorescence
minister ['mɪnɪstɚ] 词频2 词根: mini
n. 大臣;部长;公使;牧师; vi. 辅助，服侍;执行牧师职务;
💡 mini小+ster名词后缀，人→小人→古代大臣称自己是“小人”→部长，大臣
"The sainted minister in the church!"
那位教堂中神圣的牧师！
近义：provide, provision, purvey, stock, supply, administer
recent ['risnt] 词频1
adj. 最近的;新近的;近代的;[地]全新世的;
💡 recent- “新的,新鲜的”
"Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease."
最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因.
近义：latest, modern, new, novel, unworn, young 反义：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
lane [lein] 词频2
n. 小路，小巷;航道，空中走廊，规定的单向行车道;车道;[篮球]罚球区;
💡 lane-line:一个(a)人走在象线(line)一般的 小路上
"Customers with ten items or less can use the express lane."
购买十件商品以内的顾客可使用快速购物通道。
近义：passage, path, pathway, sidewalk, way, bypath

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

I got very angry.
我非常生气，
My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled.
我的老师从来不那样讲英语！我和搬运工相视一笑。
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a young man.
昨天下午弗兰克。霍金斯向我讲述了他年轻时的经历。
At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.
在有个地方，飞机似乎肯定要坠毁了。
On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.
在回家的路上，他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。
for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.
直到他的背影消逝，才重新将注意力转向斗牛士。