| 单词 | before |
| 释义 | prepositionconjunctionadverb🔑 be·foreBrE /bɪˈfɔː(r)/ NAmE /bɪˈfɔːr/ preposition 🔑 earlier than sb /sth 在…以前◆ 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。(ratherformal ) used to say that sb /sth is in a position in front of sb /sth 在…面前（或前面）◆ 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。 ➡ compare behindpreposition 🔑 used to say that sb /sth is ahead of sb /sth in an order or arrangement （次序或排列）在前面◆ 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。🔑 used to say that sth is facing sb in the future （表示面临或临近）◆ 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。in the presence of sb who is listening , watching , etc .当面◆ 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。(formal ) used to say how sb reacts when they have to face sb /sth （表示面对某人、某事时的反应）◆ They retreated before the enemy . 面对敌人，他们撤退了。🔑 be·foreBrE /bɪˈfɔː(r)/ NAmE /bɪˈfɔːr/ conjunction 🔑 earlier than the time when 在…以前◆ 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？🔑 until 到…为止；到…之前◆ 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。🔑 used to warn or threaten sb that sth bad could happen 以免；不然◆ Put that away before it gets broken . 把它收好，免得打碎了。(formal ) rather than （宁可…而）不愿◆ I'd die before I apologized ! 我宁愿死也不道歉！🔑 be·foreBrE /bɪˈfɔː(r)/ NAmE /bɪˈfɔːr/ adverb at an earlier time ; in the past ; already 以前；过去；已经◆ You should have told me so before . 你早该告诉我的。◆ It had been fine the week before (= the previous week ). 前一个星期天气很好。◆ That had happened long before (= a long time earlier ). 那是很早以前的事了。◆ I think we've met before . 我觉得我们以前见过面。 |
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