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| 1 | in front of you
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| | 1a | used for saying that something is in front of you , in the direction you are going or looking 在前方；在前面 | | There’ s a motel just a few miles ahead. 就在前方几英里处有家汽车旅馆。 | | His attention was firmly fixed on the road ahead. 他的注意力都放在前方的道路上。 | | +of The car ahead of us stopped suddenly. 我们前面的轿车突然停了下来。 | | up ahead (=not far in front) We’ re nearly there! That’ s the place up ahead. 前面不远处 | |
| | 1b | moving , pointing , or looking towards a place in front of you 向前方 | | Francesca was staring ahead into the darkness. 弗朗西斯卡凝视着漆黑的前方。 | | straight ahead Instead of turning left, he drove straight ahead towards the river. 他没有左转，而是径直向前开往河边。 | |
| | 1c | moving in front of someone and in the same direction 在某人前面（走） | | She walked ahead of him along the corridor. 她沿着走廊走在他前面。 | |
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| 2 | in the future
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| | 2a | used when saying what will happen in the future 在将来；未来；今后 | | +of We have a busy day ahead of us. 我们将迎来忙碌的一天。 | | a young woman with a brilliant career ahead of her 前程光明的年轻女子 | | days/weeks/years etc ahead Where will the money come from in the years ahead? 今后几年钱从哪儿来？ | | the way ahead (=the way that things will happen or be done in the future) New technology points the way ahead for our steel industry. 将来的方式 | |
| | 2b | to think about the future or plan for the future 展望/考虑/计划未来 | | Looking ahead to next summer, where would you like to go? 计划一下明年夏天，你想去哪儿？ | |
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| 3 | before
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| | 3a | before a time or event 在（某时间或某事件）之前 | | The event had been planned six months ahead. 这项活动6个月之前就计划好了。 | | ahead of time If you had warned me ahead of time, I wouldn’ t have gone. 你如果预先警告我，我就不会走了。 | | +of There will be an inspection of the track ahead of tomorrow’ s race. 明天比赛前会先检查跑道。 | |
| | 3b | starting to go somewhere a little before someone and arriving there before them 先；提早 | | You go on ahead and tell them we’ re coming. 你先去，告诉他们我们就来了。 | | I’ ll send my luggage on ahead. 我要把行李先送走。 | |
| | 3c | used for saying how much earlier the clocks in one place show a particular time than in another （时区上）早 | | Moscow is three hours ahead of London. 莫斯科比伦敦早3小时。 | |
| | 3d | used for saying that someone finishes a race before someone else （比赛中比某人）早完成 | | +of David finished ahead of me in last year’ s Grand Prix. 在去年的国际大奖赛上，戴维比我先完成比赛。 | |
| | 3e | at an earlier time than was planned or arranged 提前 | | The train had left five minutes ahead of time. 火车提前5分钟离站了。 | | Mexico announced its intention of repaying the loan ahead of schedule. 墨西哥表示有意提前还贷。 | |
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| 4 | having made more progress
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| | 4a | used for saying that someone has made more progress than someone else , or more progress than expected 领先（用于表示进步比别人大或比预想的大） | | Some of these children are two years ahead in reading skills. 这些孩子中有一些在阅读技能方面要胜过别的孩子两年。 | | The Russians were now ahead of them in space research. 俄罗斯人目前在太空研究方面领先于他们。 | |
| | 4b | used for saying that a particular idea , product , invention etc is more advanced than others 领先（用于表示思想、产品、发明等比别的先进） | | The technology was far ahead of anything available in the West. 这种技术远远领先于西方现有的任何技术。 | | ahead of sb’ s/sth’ s time (=too modern to be accepted or understood) As a writer, Sterne was ahead of his time. 领先于某人/某事物的时代 | |
| | 4c | to make progress in your work and become successful 取得进展；有所成就 | | If you want to get ahead in politics, you have to look confident. 你如果想在政治上有所成就，就得表现出自信的样子。 | |
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| 5 | having won more points, votes etc
used for saying that someone is achieving more success in a competition , election etc than someone else （在竞赛或选举中）赢，领先 |
| +of Eagles are already ten points ahead of their nearest rivals. 鹰队已领先最接近的对手10分。 |
| Opinion polls show Labour pulling ahead of the Conservatives. 民意调查显示工党领先于保守党。 |
| well ahead (=winning easily) At the end of Round 8, Tyson was well ahead on points. 轻易领先 |
| PHRASE |
| - | get/keep/stay ahead (of the game)
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| to react quickly so that you gainkeep an advantage |
| （在竞争中）占据/保持优势 |
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| Our industries have to keep ahead of the game in Europe. 我们的工业必须在欧洲保持竞争优势。 |
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