before
美 [bɪ'fɔr]
英 [bɪ'fɔː(r)]
- adv.以前；过去；已经
- conj.以免；不然；在…以前；到…为止
- prep.在…以前；在…面前（或前面）；（次序或排列）在前面；表示面临或临近
- 网络之前；在……之前；在……前面
prep.
in front of,facing,previous to,sooner than
conj.
rather than,instead of
adv.
beforehand,previously,earlier,in advance
before
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1. | 在…以前earlier than sb/sth |
before lunch 午餐前 | |
the day before yesterday 前天 | |
The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver. 他前年得了一枚金牌，大前年得了一枚银牌。 | |
She's lived there since before the war. 她从战前起就一直住在那里。 | |
He arrived before me. 他比我先到。 | |
She became a lawyer as her father had before her. 像她父亲先前一样，她成了一名律师。 | |
Leave your keys at reception before departure. 离开前请把钥匙留在服务台。 | |
Something ought to have been done before now. 先前就该采取措施了。 | |
We'll know before long(= soon) . 我们很快就会知道了。 | |
Turn left just before(= before you reach) the bank. 在快到银行时向左拐。 |
2. | 在…面前（或前面）used to say that sb/sth is in a position in front of sb/sth |
They knelt before the throne. 他们跪在御座前。 | |
Before you is a list of the points we have to discuss. 放在你面前的是一份我们所要讨论的要点清单。 |
3. | （次序或排列）在前面used to say that sb/sth is ahead of sb/sth in an order or arrangement |
Your name is before mine on the list. 名单上你的名字在我之前。 | |
He puts his work before everything(= regards it as more important than anything else) . 他一切以工作为重。 |
4. | （表示面临或临近）used to say that sth is facing sb in the future |
The task before us is a daunting one. 我们所面临的任务令人生畏。 | |
The whole summer lay before me. 整个夏季正等待着我。 |
5. | 当面in the presence of sb who is listening, watching, etc. |
He was brought before the judge. 他被带上法庭。 | |
She said it before witnesses. 她当着证人的面讲出这事。 | |
They had the advantage of playing before their home crowd. 他们有在主场观众面前比赛的优势。 |
6. | （表示面对某人、某事时的反应）used to say how sb reacts when they have to face sb/sth |
They retreated before the enemy. 面对敌人，他们撤退了。 |
1. | 在…以前earlier than the time when |
Do it before you forget. 尽早动手，免得忘了。 | |
Did she leave a message before she went? 她走之前留言了吗？ |
2. | 到…为止；到…之前until |
It may be many years before the situation improves. 这种状况或许要过很多年才能得到改善。 | |
It was some time before I realized the truth. 过了很长一段时间我才悟出真相。 |
3. | 以免；不然used to warn or threaten sb that sth bad could happen |
Put that away before it gets broken. 把它收好，免得打碎了。 |
4. | （宁可…而）不愿rather than |
I'd die before I apologized! 我宁愿死也不道歉！ |