单词 | before |
释义 | before[bi'fɔ:]adv.1.■在前(面),在前方,在前头;向前;提前2.■过去,以往,从前,以前,先前3.■早于,(较所定时间)更早地,较早;早些时候;预先prep.1.■(时间)在…以前:Phone (或Call)me before noon.午前给我打电话。She got there before us.她比我们先到了那里。2.■(位置)在…前面;向着…,面对着…:He paused before the door.他在门前停顿了一下。He stood before the window.他站在窗前。3.■(空间、次序、等级或重要性方面)在…之前;优于,先于;早于:We've always put quality before quantity.我们总是认为质量比数量重要。I think that age is before beauty.我认为青春重于美貌。4.■有待于…(去完成);等待着…;面临,面对;摆在…面前:The hardest task was before us.最艰巨的任务摆在我们面前。5.■在…眼前;当着…的面,在…的面前;在…的管辖之下:A thought flashed before her mind.她的脑海里闪过一个念头。He stood before his accuser.他站在起诉者面前。6.■在将来:The bright future is before us.光明的未来就在我们前面。7.■提交…以供考虑,由…考虑中;在…审理之中,听候…裁判,听候…研究决定:the matter before the committee提交委员会考虑决定的问题The defendant was summoned before a magistrate.被告被传唤出庭(听候地方法官判决)。8.■与其…宁可,(宁可…而)不愿…:to choose death before dishonour宁死不屈9.■对于,关于:That's a crime before God and humanity.对上帝和人类来说,那都是犯罪的行为。10.■在…的强大影响下,在…的压力下,在…威力下:The trees were bending before the storm.在暴风雨的威力下树被吹弯了。11.■在未扣除…之前,未计算出…之前:What is her gross income before deductions?未扣除各项开支之前她的总收入是多少?12.■不到:It's ten before six.6点差10分。conj.1.■早于,在前,(时间上)在…之前,在…以前2.■(与其)…不如,与其…(宁愿…),(宁可…而)不愿…,(宁愿)…也不3.■要不然;要不;否则n.1.■以前的事物before Christ见 Christbefore long不久;不久以后;很快from way before由来已久;很久以前;很长时间 |
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