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| /bɪˈfɔː/ |
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| 1 | earlier than a particular time
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| | 1a | earlier than a particular time , event , or action 在（某个时间、事件或动作）之前 | | She regularly goes for a run before breakfast. 她在吃早饭前经常去跑步。 | | The others had got there before us. 其他人在我们之前到了那里。 | | Won’ t you have another drink before you go? 你走之前不再喝一杯吗？ | | I joined the police in 1999. Before that I was in the army. 我于1999年成为警察。在此之前我在部队。 | | Two weeks before the election the first reports of the scandal began to appear. 选举前的两个星期开始出现丑闻的最初报道。 | | before doing sth You should seek legal advice before signing anything. 在签字之前你应该进行法律咨询。 | |
| | 1b | at a time in the past 以前；以往；在过去某个时间 | | Haven’ t we met before somewhere? 我们以前是不是在哪里见过面？ | | Never before in modern history has one nation dominated the world so completely. 在近代史上以前从来没有一个国家能够完全主宰世界。 | |
| | 1c | used for saying how much time passes until something happens （用于表示在某事发生之前已经过去多长时间） | | Several years went by before I realized that David had lied to me. 几年之后我才意识到戴维对我撒了谎。 | |
| | 1d | the previous day/week/weekend etc 前一天/星期/周末等 | | She mentioned a TV programme she’ d seen the night before. 她说起过前一天晚上看过的一个电视节目。 | |
| | 1e | two days/weeks etc ago 前天/上上周等 | | Curry joined the team the season before last. 柯里在上上个赛季加入这支球队。 | |
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| 2 | when sth is prevented
used for saying that something happens which prevents someone from doing what they intended （用于表示发生的事使某人无法做打算做的事） |
| Before I could think of a reply she walked away. 我还没来得及想出如何回答，她就走开了。 |
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| 3 | spoken used in warnings or threats
used for warning someone that something bad may happen unless they do something （用于警告）免得，要不然 |
| Clean up that mess before your father sees it. 快把这乱糟糟的东西收拾干净，免得让你父亲看见。 |
| You’ d better go away before I lose my temper. 你最好离开，不然我要发火了。 |
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| 4 | for sb to consider or watch
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| | 4a | used for saying that something or someone is judged or considered by a group of people 由…审判（或考虑） | | The case went before a grand jury on December 17th. 这个案件12月17日由大陪审团审理。 | | The question before us is whether we should allow a foreign government to control our commerce. 摆在我们面前的问题是，我们是否应该允许外国政府来控制我们的商业。 | |
| | 4b | used for saying that something is happening where people can watch it 在…面前 | | The team scored an impressive victory before 76,000 fans at Arrowhead Stadium. 球队在阿罗黑德体育场76000名球迷面前获得了令人难忘的胜利。 | |
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| 5 | in front of or earlier than sbsth
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| | 5a | if one place is before another place on your journey , you come to it first （某地点）在…前面 | | A few miles before the border we were stopped at an army checkpoint. 在距边境几英里的地方我们被军队的检查站拦住了。 | | Our house is just before you get to the end of the road. 我们的房子就在路尽头。 | |
| | 5b | in front of someone or something 在（某人或某物）面前 | | Lawrence knelt before the king. 劳伦斯跪在国王面前。 | | Before the temple gate stood a bronze statue of Buddha. 在庙宇大门前矗立着一尊铜佛像。 | |
| | 5c | used for saying that something is placed earlier than something else in a list or series （在列表或一系列物件中）在…之前 | | The names are in alphabetical order, so ‘Barnes’ should come before ‘Brown’ . 名字是按字母顺序排列的，所以Barnes应该放在Brown的前面。 | |
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| 6 | formal in the future
used when saying what will happen in someone’ s future （表示未来将发生的事）等待着，摆在面前 |
| A promising career stretched out before him. 摆在他面前的是一份很有发展前途的工作。 |
| You’ re still young – you have your whole life before you. 你还年轻，你的整个人生正等待着你。 |
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