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before/biˈfɔ:/ conj., prep. & adv.●conj. 1 earlier than the time when 在…前 crawled before he walked 他先爬后走 2 rather than that 宁愿 would starve before he stole 宁愿饿死也不偷窃 ●prep. 1a in front of 在…前面 before her in the queue 排队排在她前面 b ahead of 在…之前 crossed the line before him 比他先跨过线 c under the impulse of 被…推着 recoil before the attack 遭到进攻而撤退 d awaiting 等待着… the future before them 他们面前的未来 2 earlier than; preceding 早于，先于 Lent comes before Easter 大斋节在前，复活节在后 3 rather than 与其…，宁可… death before dishonour 可杀不可辱 4a in the presence of 在…面前 appear before the judge 出现在法官面前 b for the attention of 为…所注意，向… a plan put before the committee 向委员会提交的计划 ●adv. 1a earlier than the time in question; already 在前；已经 heard it before 已经听说了 b in the past 以前，过去 happened long before 发生在很早以前 2 ahead 向前 go before 向前走 3 on the front 在前面 hit before and behind 前后夹击 □ before God a solemn oath meaning ‘as God sees me’ 在上帝面前；我发誓 □ before time see 见 TIME[Old English beforan, from Germanic] |