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beforebeforeD.J.:[biˈfɔ:]K.K.:[bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfor]prep.1.(表示位置)在…前面The man standing before the blackboard is our English teacher.站在黑板前面的那个人是我们的英语老师。2.(表示时间)先于, 在…以前We got up before sunrise.我们在太阳升起之前起床。3.(表示比较)优于, 先于You must pay attention to this problem before every thing.你应该首先注意这个问题。4.(表示顺序)在…之前My name comes before his on the list.在名单上我的名字排在他的名字前面。5.(表示目的)供…研究, 由…审判The criminal case comes before the court.那桩刑事案件已送法院审理。conj.1.在…之前It will be some time before we know the full results.还要过一些时间我们才能知道全部结果。adv.1.先前; 从前; 以前We saw that film before.那部电影我们以前看过。It came across my mind that I had met him somewhere before.我突然意识到我曾在什么地方见过他。

before[bi'fɔ:]adv.1.在前(面),在前方,在前头;向前;提前2.过去,以往,从前,以前,先前3.早于,(较所定时间)更早地,较早;早些时候;预先prep.1.(时间)在…以前:Phone (或Call)me before noon.午前给我打电话。She got there before us.她比我们先到了那里。2.(位置)在…前面;向着…,面对着…:He paused before the door.他在门前停顿了一下。He stood before the window.他站在窗前。3.(空间、次序、等级或重要性方面)在…之前;优于,先于;早于:We've always put quality before quantity.我们总是认为质量比数量重要。I think that age is before beauty.我认为青春重于美貌。4.有待于…(去完成);等待着…;面临,面对;摆在…面前:The hardest task was before us.最艰巨的任务摆在我们面前。5.在…眼前;当着…的面,在…的面前;在…的管辖之下:A thought flashed before her mind.她的脑海里闪过一个念头。He stood before his accuser.他站在起诉者面前。6.在将来:The bright future is before us.光明的未来就在我们前面。7.提交…以供考虑,由…考虑中;在…审理之中,听候…裁判,听候…研究决定:the matter before the committee提交委员会考虑决定的问题The defendant was summoned before a magistrate.被告被传唤出庭(听候地方法官判决)。8.与其…宁可,(宁可…而)不愿…:to choose death before dishonour宁死不屈9.对于,关于:That's a crime before God and humanity.对上帝和人类来说,那都是犯罪的行为。10.在…的强大影响下,在…的压力下,在…威力下:The trees were bending before the storm.在暴风雨的威力下树被吹弯了。11.在未扣除…之前,未计算出…之前:What is her gross income before deductions?未扣除各项开支之前她的总收入是多少?12.不到:It's ten before six.6点差10分。conj.1.早于,在前,(时间上)在…之前,在…以前2.(与其)…不如,与其…(宁愿…),(宁可…而)不愿…,(宁愿)…也不3.要不然;要不;否则n.1.以前的事物before Christ见 Christbefore long不久;不久以后;很快from way before由来已久;很久以前;很长时间

beforebefore[biˈfɔ:]prep.1.[时间]...以前before nine o'clock九点以前the night before last前晚the day beforeyesterday前天before Christ[缩写 B.C.]公元前2.[位置]在...的前面; 当...面前He sat just before me.他就坐在我的前面。3.[位次]先于; 高于A general comes before a colonel.将官比校官高。4.[选择]与其...宁愿Death before dishonor!宁死不辱。She desired no one for husband before him.她非他不嫁。
词性变化beforeconj.1.在...以前I must finish this letter before I go home.我必须在回家以前写完这封信。②与其...毋宁He will die before he shall disgrace himself.他宁肯死而决不受侮辱。beforeadv.1.[与完成时态或never连用]以前; 从前long long before很久很久以前I have never met him before.以前我从来没有见过他。2.[位置]在前面, 在前头You walk before and I will follow after.你在前面走, 我将在后面跟着。3.【说明】 before long 与 long before 常易混淆

继承用法before long1.是“很快,不久”的意思, 可以用于各种时态。例如: I'll see the film before long 我不久就要看这部电影。long before1.是“很久以前”的意思。单独使用, 一般用在过去完成时的句子里。She said she had seen the film long before.她说她很久以前就看过这部电影。before-metionedadj.1.上述的before-tax[bɪˈfɔ:ˈtæks]adj.1.未抽税前的beforenessn.1.先前存在的条件
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