| 释义 |
be·fore /bɪˈfɔː(r)/ prep. | ad. | conj. | n. | phr.
I prep.
1. (指时间)在…以前
He left before noon. 他是在午前走的。
before the war 在战前
the day before yesterday 前天
the year before last 前年
two minutes before four 4点差2分
2. (指顺序、重要性等)在…之前，先于
Those with babies get on the bus before others. 怀抱婴儿的乘客比别人先上公共汽车。
put quality before quantity 把质量看得比产量重要
3. (指位置)在…前面；在…面前；向着…，面对着…
pause before a door 在门前驻足
perform before an audience 在观众面前表演
speak before the congress 在代表大会上致词
Before such wild accusations, he was too stunned to reply. 面对着这种荒谬绝伦的指控他惊恐万状，答不上话来。
4. (宁可…而)不愿…
They would die before surrendering. 他们宁死而决不投降。
True men choose death before dishonour. 大丈夫可杀而不可辱。
5. 由…考虑中
the case before the court 由法庭审理中的案件
6. 等待着…；有待于…(去完成)
Your happiness lies before you. 幸福在等待着你。
The hardest task is before us. 最艰巨的任务尚待我们去完成。
7. 在未扣除…之前
What do you earn before tax? 在税前的收入是多少?
II ad.
1. 较早
Come at ten, not before. 10点钟来，可别再早了。
2. 在前；向前
The king entered with macebearers walking before. 国王进场时持权杖者走在前面。
look before and after 瞻前顾后
3. 以前，以往；已经
I've heard that song before. 那首歌我以前听到过。
Before, with both man and wife working, there was not always this kind of problem. 从前，当夫妇双双都工作时，这种问题不是经常发生的。
two weeks before 两星期以前
the day before 前一天
the names before mentioned 上面已经提到过的名字
III conj.
1. 在…以前
I'll do it now before I forget it. 趁还没有忘记，我这就把事情办了。
It was three days before he came back. 他3天后才回来。
We had scarcely left our school before it began to rain. 我们刚离开学校，天就下雨了。
2. (宁可…而)不愿…
I'd die before I'd tell. 我宁死也决不泄密。
IV n.
以前的事物
Compared to his present existence, before had been splendour. 和他目前的生活比较，以前的日子可算显赫的了。
He did it in a similar way to before. 他照以前的方式办。
[<OE beforan ahead (of),in the presence of] phr. before Christ 见 Christ |