before / bɪˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /

⭐基础词汇之前以前在之前

before3 个定义

prep. 介词、前置词 preposition
  1. previous to; earlier or sooner than: Phone me before noon.
  2. in front of; ahead of; in advance of: his shadow advancing before him;She stood before the window.
  3. ahead of; in the future of; awaiting: The golden age is before us.
adv. 副词 adverb
  1. in front; in advance; ahead: The king entered with macebearers walking before.
  2. in time preceding; previously: If we'd known before, we'd have let you know.
  3. earlier or sooner: Begin at noon, not before.
conj. 连词 conjunction
  1. previous to the time when: Send the telegram before we go.
  2. sooner than; rather than: I will die before I submit.

before 近义词

adv. 副词 adverb

earlier

prep. 介词、前置词 preposition

earlier than

before构成的短语

  • before long
  • before the wind
  • before you can say Jack Robinson
  • before you know it
  • cart before the horse
  • cast pearls before swine
  • look before you leap

更多before例句

  1. Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
  2. In secret, before the referendum, the council went ahead and fluoridated the water anyway.
  3. Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
  4. Was there an investigation of people at DOJ before they arrived at that conclusion?
  5. Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.
  6. And he was gone, and out of sight on the swift galloping Benito, before Father Gaspara bethought himself.
  7. Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
  8. Before Ripperda could unclasp his lips to reply, the stranger had opened the door, and passed through it like a gliding shadow.
  9. Louis stood firm, though pale and respectful, before the resentful gaze of Elizabeth.
  10. Babylas raised his pale face; he knew what was coming; it had come so many times before.