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preposition conjunction adverb 🔑 be·foreBrE /bɪˈfɔː(r)/NAmE /bɪˈfɔːr/ preposition🔑 earlier than sb/sth 在…以前◆before lunch 午餐前◆the day before yesterday 前天◆The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver. 他前年得了一枚金牌,大前年得了一枚银牌。◆She's lived there since before the war. 她从战前起就一直住在那里。◆He arrived before me. 他比我先到。◆She became a lawyer as her father had before her. 像她父亲先前一样,她成了一名律师。◆Leave your keys at reception before departure. 离开前请把钥匙留在服务台。◆Something ought to have been done before now. 先前就该采取措施了。◆We'll know before long (= soon). 我们很快就会知道了。◆Turn left just before (= before you reach) the bank. 在快到银行时向左拐。(rather formal) used to say that sb/sth is in a position in front of sb/sth 在…面前(或前面)◆They knelt before the throne. 他们跪在御座前。◆Before you is a list of the points we have to discuss. 放在你面前的是一份我们所要讨论的要点清单。 ➡ compare behind preposition 🔑 used to say that sb/sth is ahead of sb/sth in an order or arrangement (次序或排列)在前面◆Your name is before mine on the list. 名单上你的名字在我之前。◆He puts his work before everything (= regards it as more important than anything else). 他一切以工作为重。🔑 used to say that sth is facing sb in the future (表示面临或临近)◆The task before us is a daunting one. 我们所面临的任务令人生畏。◆The whole summer lay before me. 整个夏季正等待着我。in the presence of sb who is listening, watching, etc. 当面◆He was brought before the judge. 他被带上法庭。◆She said it before witnesses. 她当着证人的面讲出这事。◆They had the advantage of playing before their home crowd. 他们有在主场观众面前比赛的优势。(formal) used to say how sb reacts when they have to face sb/sth (表示面对某人、某事时的反应)◆They retreated before the enemy. 面对敌人,他们撤退了。 🔑 be·foreBrE /bɪˈfɔː(r)/NAmE /bɪˈfɔːr/ conjunction🔑 earlier than the time when 在…以前◆Do it before you forget. 尽早动手,免得忘了。◆Did she leave a message before she went? 她走之前留言了吗?🔑 until 到…为止;到…之前◆It may be many years before the situation improves. 这种状况或许要过很多年才能得到改善。◆It was some time before I realized the truth. 过了很长一段时间我才悟出真相。🔑 used to warn or threaten sb that sth bad could happen 以免;不然◆Put that away before it gets broken. 把它收好,免得打碎了。(formal) rather than (宁可…而)不愿◆I'd die before I apologized! 我宁愿死也不道歉! 🔑 be·foreBrE /bɪˈfɔː(r)/NAmE /bɪˈfɔːr/ adverbat an earlier time; in the past; already 以前;过去;已经◆You should have told me so before. 你早该告诉我的。◆It had been fine the week before (= the previous week). 前一个星期天气很好。◆That had happened long before (= a long time earlier). 那是很早以前的事了。◆I think we've met before. 我觉得我们以前见过面。 |