| 单词 | before |
| 释义 | beforebeforebefore1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ preposition1earlier than something or someone OPP after: I usually shower before breakfast.我通常在早餐前洗个澡。We got home before the others.get我们比其他人先回到家。You need to check in an hour before your flight.你需要在航班起飞前一小时办理登机手续。We got back the day before yesterday (=two days ago).get我们是前天回来的。2in front of someone or something else in a list or order OPP after: S comes before T in the alphabet.come在字母表里 S 在 T 之前。3used to say that one thing or person is considered more important than another: She always puts her family before her career.put她总是把家庭放在事业之前。4if one place is before another as you go towards it, you will reach it first OPP after: Turn right just before the station.就在快到车站的地方向右转。5formal in front of: The priest knelt before the altar.kneel神父跪在圣坛前面。THESAURUS: beforebefore earlier than something happens, or than someone else: I was very nervous before the interview.beStella got married before me.getmarryby not later than a particular time or date: I’ll be home by 6 o’clock.Hand your essays in by Friday.essaypreviously before now, or before a time in the past: He’s been married twice previously.bemarryThe disease was previously unknown here.bein advance/beforehand if you do something in advance, you do it before something happens, so that you are ready for it: You should book your tickets well in advance.shallticketLet me know beforehand when you will be arriving.arriveformerly formal in the past: The country was formerly known as Rhodesia.beknow |
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