sometime

• 形容词，用于描述曾经担任过某一职务或角色的人，例如“前教授”。

An adjective used to describe a person who once held a particular position or role, e.g., 'a sometime professor'.

1. B2formal

   Having been something in the past; former.

   以前的

   • He is a sometime actor, now a director.
   • The sometime president of the club attended the reunion.
   • She is a sometime colleague from my previous job.

   同义词erstwhileformeroldpastpreviousquondam

   反义词currentfuturepresent

• 副词，表示在过去或未来的某个不确定或未知的时间。用于指代一个不确切的时间点，通常带有一定的不确定性或灵活性。

An adverb meaning 'at an unspecified or unknown time in the past or future.' It is used to refer to a point in time that is not precisely defined, often implying a degree of uncertainty or flexibility.

1. At an unspecified timeA2formal

   At an indefinite or unknown time in the future or past.

   某个时候

   • Let's meet for coffee sometime next week.
   • I will finish reading that book sometime this month.
   • She visited Paris sometime last year.

   同义词eventuallyonce

2. FormerlyB2formal

   Used to indicate a previous period or position.

   从前的

   • He was sometime president of the society.
   • The sometime mayor of the city now works as a consultant.
   • She is a sometime actress, now a director.

   同义词at one timeerstwhileformerlyoncepreviouslyquondam