| 词汇 | before |
| 释义 | before | BrE bɪˈfɔː, AmE bəˈfɔr | A. preposition ① (earlier than) 在…以前 ▸ before now 此前 ▸ she got there before us 她比我们早到那里 ▸ the day before yesterday 前天 ▸ I was there the week before last 我上上周在那儿 ▸ before leaving, he phoned 他在离开前打了个电话 ▸ he became a doctor, like his father before him 他承继父业，当了一名医生 ▸ before long 不久 ▸ before long it will be winter 冬天很快就要到来了 ② (in position, order, hierarchy) 在…前面 ▸ G comes before H in the alphabet 字母表中G在H之前 ▸ your name comes before mine on the list 名单上你的名字排在我前面 ▸ turn left a mile before the crossroads 在十字路口前一英里处左拐 ▸ before sb's (very) eyes 当着某人的面 ▸ to play before the home crowd 在主场观众面前比赛 ▸ to bring a bill before parliament 向国会提交议案 ③ (in importance, priority) 优先于 ▸ to put quality before quantity 优先考虑质量而非数量 ▸ before all else or everything 先于一切 ▸ for him, work comes before everything else 对他而言，工作重于一切 ④ US (in telling time) [表示差几分到整点]▸ it's ten before six 6点差10分 ⑤ formal (in reaction to, in the face of, for the consideration of) [表示面对某人、某事物时的反应或应考虑的事宜]▸ they retreated before the enemy 面对敌人，他们撤退了 ▸ these are the alternatives before us 这些就是我们可以考虑的变通方法 ⑥ (awaiting) [表示临近]▸ the whole summer lay before me 整个夏季正等待着我 B. adverb ① (earlier) 以前 ; (already) 已经 ▸ long before 很久以前 ▸ it's never happened before 这事以前从未发生过 ▸ have you been to India before? 你去过印度吗？ ▸ I'll try to talk to her before 我会尽量在之前和她谈一谈 ▸ as before 一如既往 ② (preceding) 在前面 ▸ that page and the one before 这一页和前面的一页 ③ archaic (ahead) 提前 ▸ to ride before 在前面骑马 C. conjunction ① (prior to) 在…以前 ▸ before I go, I would like to say that … 我走以前想说… ▸ before you can say Jack Robinson dated 说时迟，那时快 ▸ before you know where you are … 突然… ▸ oh, before I forget, did you remember to post that letter? 噢，差点忘了，你记得把那封信寄出去了吗？ ② (until) 到…时 ▸ it will be years before I earn that much money! 我得到猴年马月才能挣到那么多钱！ ③ (in threats or warnings) 不然 ▸ get out of here before I call the police! 走开，不然我叫警察了！ ④ (as necessary condition) 以便 ; (in order to prevent) 以免 ▸ you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in 你得凭票入内 ▸ do it before you forget 尽早动手，免得忘了 ⑤ (rather than) 不愿 ▸ I'd die before I apologize 我宁死也不道歉 ▸ he would die before admitting he was wrong 他死也不肯认错 |
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