ahead
ahead
adverb
ahead of
adverb
- further forward in space; in the line of one's forward motion
在前面，朝前地
he had to give his attention to the road ahead.
他不得不注意前面的路。
he was striding ahead towards the stream.
他朝着小溪大步向前走。
■further forward in time; in advance in the near future
今后；提前地；在不久的将来
he contemplated the day ahead.
他考虑着将来。
we have to plan ahead.
我们必须提早进行计划。
■onward so as to make progress
（为进步而）向前地
■in the lead
领先
the Bucks were ahead by four.
雄鹿队以四分领先。
he was slightly ahead on points.
他在得分上稍微领先。
■higher in number, amount, or value than previously
（数量或价值上）更多，更高
profits were slightly ahead.
利润稍有提高。
ahead of
- in front of or before
在…前面，在…之前
she walked ahead of him along the corridor.
她沿着走廊在他前面走。
■in store for; awaiting
准备着；等待着
we have a long drive ahead of us.
前面还有很长的车程等着我们。
■earlier than planned or expected
提前
elimination of trade barriers came five years ahead of schedule.
贸易壁垒的取消比计划提前了五年到来。
- innovative and radical by the standards of the time; more characteristic of a later age
超前的，比所处时代激进的；更具未来时代特征的
- mid 16th cent. (originally in nautical use): from a- 'in, at' + head
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