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before单词基本解析：

prep.在…之前; 在…前面; 比…重要conj.在…之前; 到…为止; 以免adv.以前
conj.在 ... 以前pref.在 ... 以前, 在..前面 adv.以前, 以往, 之前
prep.在…之前；先于，优于；当着…的面；与其…

before变化用词：

动词过去式: befooled | 动词过去分词: befooled | 动词现在分词: befooling | 动词第三人称单数: befools |

before英英释义：

Adverb

1. earlier in time; previously;

"I had known her before"

"as I said before"

"he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"

"her parents had died four years earlier"

"I mentioned that problem earlier"

2. at or in the front;

"I see the lights of a town ahead"

"the road ahead is foggy"

"staring straight ahead"

"we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"

"with the cross of Jesus marching on before"

副词 before:

earlier in time; previously

同义词：earlier

at or in the front

同义词：ahead, in front

before[ bi'fɔ: ]adv.earlier in time; previously

"I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"

同义词：earlier

at or in the front

"with the cross of Jesus marching on before"

同义词：aheadin front

before中文词源：

before用法和例句：

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。

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要讨论的要点清单。

Your name is before mine on the list.

名单上你的名字在我之前。

Her husband, her children, and the Church came before her needs.

丈夫、孩子和教会都比她本人的需求重要。

I saw before me an idyllic life.

展现在我眼前的是充满诗情画意的生活。

The Governor will appear before the committee next Tuesday.

下周二，州长将接受委员会的质询。

The game followed a colourful opening ceremony before a crowd of seventy-four thousand.

绚丽多彩的开幕式过后，这场比赛在74,000名观众的瞩目之下开始了。

Everyone in the room knew it was the single hardest task before them...

房间里所有人都清楚，摆在他们面前的是最为艰巨的任务。

The turn is about two kilometres before the roundabout.

拐弯就在环岛前面约2公里处。

Before Gallacher could catch up with the ball, Nadlovu had beaten him to it.

加拉赫还没来得及追上球，纳德洛武就已经抢先一步触到球了。

I've been here before...

我以前来过这儿。

I had met Professor Lown before...

我以前见过劳恩教授。

It was some time before the door opened in response to his ring.

他按完门铃后过了一会儿门才打开。

There was additional work to be done before all the troops would be ready.

在全军准备就绪之前，还有一些杂事必须处理。

They drove through a tall iron gate and stopped before a large white villa.

他们开车穿过一个大铁门，在一栋白色的大别墅前面停了下来。

Annie was born a few weeks before Christmas...

安妮出生在圣诞节前几周。

Before World War II, women were not recruited as intelligence officers...

在第二次世界大战之前，女性不能当情报人员。

He spent his early life in Sri Lanka before moving to England...

在移居英格兰之前，他早年是在斯里兰卡度过的。

Before leaving, he went into his office to fill in the daily time sheet.

离开前，他到自己的办公室填写了日常考勤表。

The war had ended only a month or so before.

战争大约一个月前才刚刚结束。

before

English revolution of 1688 was before the time of Queen Anne.

1688年的英国革命发生在安妮女王时代之前。

"Think before you act" is my motto.

“三思而后行”是我的座右铭。

The last few minutes before going on stage scow new actors up.

上台前的最后几分钟常常使新演员很紧张。

Before long this arrangement began to pay big dividends.

不久，这项安排就开始带来很大的好处。

Please unplug the TV before you go to bed.

临睡前请拔下电视机的插头。

We started early in order to arrive before dark.

为了在天黑前到达，我们很早就动身了。

Try on the shoes before you buy them.

买鞋要先穿上试试再买。

As a matter of fact, I've never been there before.

事实上我从未到过那儿。

Mr Adams carries the world before him.

亚当斯先生一举大获成功。

Always look your work through before handing it in.

交作业前一定要仔细检查。

Go over your work carefully before you hand it in.

交作业前要仔细检查一下。

He let a week go by before answering the letter.

他一周以后才回信。

He was ashamed to show his face before us.

他不好意思在我们面前露面。

He unwarily tread upon a viper asleep just before his feet.

他不小心踩到正睡在他脚前的蛇上。

He kicked about a great deal before settling down.

他东奔西走了好久才定居下来。

He has a mug of cocoa before bed.

他临睡前喝一缸子可可。

His whole attention was riveted on the drama unfolding before him.

他全神贯注于翻展在面前的这个剧本。

He just had time to peek into the room before the door closed.

他刚向房间里望了一眼门便关上了。

He made a statement before the House of Commons.

他在下议院当众发表了一个声明。

He paused before making the important decision.

他在作出这个重要决定前犹豫不决。

He harangued the troops before a battle.

他在战前向士兵作了慷慨激昂的讲话。

He locked up the jewel before going away.

他在离开以前把珠宝锁藏起来。

He wooed four girls before finally marrying one.

他在结婚之前曾向四个姑娘求过婚。

His mind ranged over the problems set before him.

他在考虑摆在他面前的那些问题。

He stood outside the house before going in.

他在进去之前曾站立在那屋子的外边。

It seemed an eternity before news of his safety reached her.

他平安的消息到达她那里之前，那段时间似乎是无限漫长的。

He should think before he speaks, or else he will offend others.

他应该说话前先想一想，否则他会得罪人。

He always put the interests of others before his own.

他总把他人的利益放在第一位。

He was standing hat in hand before his teacher.

他恭恭敬敬地站在老师面前。

He fixed up the cottage before they moved in.

他把农舍修整好，他们才搬进去。

He poised the javelin in his hand before throw it.

他把手中标枪握稳後掷了出去。

He posted up his daybook before going out.

他把营业帐目登入日记帐后才走。

He hitched up his trousers before sitting down.

他把裤子往上拉起，然後坐下。

He edit a daily paper before he come to teach at our college.

他来我们学院任教之前充任过一份日报的主编。

He would have to efface himself before his visitors.

他每每只好在客人面前躲而避之。

He had never before gazed on such splendour.

他生平从未见过如此壮观的场面。

The scene before him dimmed out and his words trailed off.

他眼前的景象变得模糊起来，而他的话音也渐渐低下来。

He thinks scorn of any man who yields before difficulties.

他瞧不起任何在困难面前屈服的人。

He spentseveral minutes in thought before deciding.

他考虑了几分钟才做决定。

He sowed all his wild oats before he married.

他荒唐够了才结婚的。

He set his house on fire before he took to flight.

他逃跑前，放火烧了自己的房子。

He asked the carter if he had been there before.

他问马车夫以前是否去过那里。

He is so selfish that he always places himself before his fellows.

他非常自私，总是将自己看得比别人重要。

Never before have I been asked to accept a bribe.

以前我从未被要求接受贿赂。

Could we have a word before you go to the meeting?

你去开会之前，咱们能私下说句话吗？

Can you press my suit before I go out tomorrow?

你能在我明天出门前把我的衣服烫一烫吗？

Scrub that mud off your fingers before you sit down to lunch.

你要先把手指上的污泥洗掉才能上桌吃午饭。

Tack the folds down before you sew them firmly into place.

先用大针脚将褶子松松地缀住，然后再将其缝纫到位。

Clean off any corrosion before applying the paint.

先除去所有的锈迹再上油漆。

Bright prospects were dangled before him.

光明的前景若隐若现地浮现在他眼前。

Make the windows secure before leaving the house.

出门之前把窗户关严。

I am broke now that it's just before payday.

刚好在发薪日前我已一文不名。

The clerk marked up his daybook before going home.

办事员在回家前记好当天的日记帐。

If we push forward, we can get home before dark.

加紧赶路，在天黑之前就能够到家了。

The party fizzled out before midnight.

参加聚会的人在午夜前作鸟兽散。

I must be at Hudson before I break my fast.

吃早饭之前，我肯定已到哈得逊区。

I must wash my hands before dinner.

吃饭前，我必须洗手。

Your name comes before mine on the list.

名单上你的名字在我之前。

Let's unpack before we go to bed.

咱们打开行李再睡觉吧。

Columbus set foot on the shores of America just before daybreak.

哥伦布刚巧在天亮前踏上美洲海岸。

Shops are overcrowded before Christmas.

商店在圣诞节前非常拥挤。

Business is always brisk before Christmas.

圣诞节前生意总是很兴隆。

His eccentricity had become legendary long before he died.

在他去世之前他的古怪脾气就早已闻名遐尔了。

Examine the account well before you pay it.

在付款以前仔细核对一下帐目。

It's incumbent on you to advise your son before he leaves home.

在你儿子离家前给他忠告是你义不容辞的事。

He brushed up on fractions before taking the arithmetic test.

在参加算术考试前他又重温了分数。

The platoon is sent to reconnoitre the village before the attack.

在发动进攻前，这个排奉命侦察该村。

His eyes quailed before her angry looks.

在她的怒容前，他的眼睛里显出畏惧的神情。

I must bone up on my French before we go to Paris.

在我们去巴黎之前，我必须刻苦学习法语－。

Let me clear up the broken glass before someone walks on it.

在有人踩上碎玻璃之前让我把它清扫一下。

The minstrel has been to many places before he came here.

在来到这里之前，这个吟游诗人已经去过很多地方。

She piled on more coal before the fire go out.

在火熄灭之前她又加上些煤。

He adjusted the shutter before taking a photo.

在照相前，他调整了快门。

Heavy guns have to be bedded in before they will fire accurately.

大炮必须事先固定炮位，方能准确轰击目标。

She put on her dress before the dresser.

她在镜橱前穿好衣服。

She worked in a bank for a while before studying law.

她学法律之前在银行工作过一段时间。

She set the food and drink before the guest.

她把菜和酒摆到客人面前。

She crumb the bread before feeding it to the birds.

她把面包弄碎，然后喂给鸟吃。

If we press ahead, we can get home before dark.

如果我们加紧赶路，天黑前可以到家。

The house burnt up before the firemen got there.

屋子在救火人员赶到前就烧光了。

用作前缀(pref.)

B comes before C in the alphabet.
B在字母表里排在C之前。

He made a statement before the House of Commons.
他在下议院当众发表了一个声明。

He always put the interests of others before his own.
他总把他人的利益放在第一位。

用作副词(adv.)

I'd met him once before.
我曾经见过他。

I have seen that film before.
那部电影我以前看过。

I was inspired to work harder than ever before.
我受激励比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。

He used to get some shut-eye before the game.
他以往常常在比赛前睡一会儿。

He overlooked the contract before he signed it.
他在签字之前仔细阅读了合同。

I'll try to rush the book through before Saturday.
我会设法在星期六之前把这本书赶紧看完。

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