before的意思和读音

before

: [bɪˈfɔr] : [bɪˈfɔː(r)]

adv.

conj.

prep.);(

prep.behind,after

adv.afterwards,afterward

prep.in front of,facing,previous to,sooner than

conj.rather than,instead of

adv.beforehand,previously,earlier,in advancebeforeprep.

1.earlier than sb/sth

before lunch

the day before yesterday

The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver.

She's lived there since before the war.

He arrived before me.

She became a lawyer as her father had before her.

Leave your keys at reception before departure.

Something ought to have been done before now.

We'll know before long(= soon) .

Turn left just before(= before you reach) the bank.

2.used to say that sb/sth is in a position in front of sb/sth

They knelt before the throne.

Before you is a list of the points we have to discuss.

3.used to say that sb/sth is ahead of sb/sth in an order or arrangement

Your name is before mine on the list.

He puts his work before everything(= regards it as more important than anything else) .

4.used to say that sth is facing sb in the future

The task before us is a daunting one.

The whole summer lay before me.

5.in the presence of sb who is listening, watching, etc.

He was brought before the judge.

She said it before witnesses.

They had the advantage of playing before their home crowd.

6.used to say how sb reacts when they have to face sb/sth

They retreated before the enemy.退

conj.

1.earlier than the time when

Do it before you forget.

Did she leave a message before she went?

2.until

It may be many years before the situation improves.

It was some time before I realized the truth.

3.used to warn or threaten sb that sth bad could happen

Put that away before it gets broken.

4.rather than

I'd die before I apologized!

adv.

1.at an earlier time; in the past; already

You should have told me so before.

It had been fine the week before(= the previous week) .

That had happened long before(= a long time earlier) .

I think we've met before.

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adv.1.earlier than a particular time, event, or action; at a time in the past; used for saying how much time passes until something happens2ed for saying that something happens that prevents someone from doing what they intended3ed for warning someone that something bad may happen unless they do something4ed for saying that something or someone is judged or considered by a group of people; used for saying that something is happening where people can watch it5.if one place is before another place on your trip, you come to it first; in front of someone or something; used for saying that something is placed earlier than something else in a list or series6ed when saying what will happen in someones future1.earlier than a particular time, event, or action; at a time in the past; used for saying how much time passes until something happens2ed for saying that something happens that prevents someone from doing what they intended3ed for warning someone that something bad may happen unless they do something4ed for saying that something or someone is judged or considered by a group of people; used for saying that something is happening where people can watch it5.if one place is before another place on your trip, you come to it first; in front of someone or something; used for saying that something is placed earlier than something else in a list or series6ed when saying what will happen in someones future

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1."I found out just a few minutes before we came out, " he said.“。”

2.The boat would have to leave this site before 5 am to avoid Chinese patrol ships.5

3.Let me now present the president of the company to speak before you.

4.My love is all over before it had even begun.

5.He rose from his feet and looked at them. And lo! He saw a king and a queen before him.

6.She stayed about twenty feet from me for a full twenty five minutes before she was willing to approach me. (I completely ignored her).

7.When I stood on the bridge, three (up to five) vehicles started to move back and forth in front of me before long.

8.In his revised statement, he said it would not be before next year's harvest had been reaped.

9.It is said that he was a great singer before. return Nothing but But he cares nothing but his research.

10.Until the day before yesterday, she found something of Hitachi City Hall staff, only fix the toilet.