单词：before
音标：[bi'fɒ:] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
prep. 在...之前
conj. 在...之前
adv. 在前
conj. 在...之前
adv. 在前
r earlier in time; previously
r at or in the front
r at or in the front
考试类型：[中考/高考]
词性分布：
before的用法和样例：
例句
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。
常见句型
用作介词(prep.)
- The man standing before the blackboard is our English teacher.站在黑板前面的那个人是我们的英语老师。
- We got up before sunrise.我们在太阳升起之前起床。
- Before crossing the road, you should have a look at both ways.过马路之前,你应该看看路的两边。
- Quality comes before quantity.品质优于数量。
- We must stop and rest before going any farther.我们必须停下来休息一下再向前去。
- You must pay attention to this problem before every thing.你应该首先注意这个问题。
- The criminal case comes before the court.那桩刑事案件已送法院审理。
- Great sums of money were placed before the scientists by the government.政府为科学家们提供了大笔的经费。
- What do you earn before tax?在未缴税前你的收入是多少?
- He would die before betraying his country.他宁愿一死,也不肯叛国。
用作连词(conj.)
- Be a pupil before you become a teacher.先做学生,再做老师。
- He will come to see you before he leaves Beijing.他离开北京之前会来看你的。
- It will be some time before we know the full results.还要过一些时间我们才能知道全部结果。
- It will be eight years before we meet.八年以后我们才能相见。
- His father died before he was born.他父亲在他出世以前就去世了。
- He had left for the United States just before the letter arrived.他恰好在信到之前去美国了。
- She died before she reached the hospital.她还没有到医院就死了。
- I had barely come in before the telephone rang.我刚进来,电话就响了。
- Barely had she sat down before the play began.她刚坐下,戏就开始了。
- We had scarcely left the house,before it began to rain.我们刚刚离家，天就下起雨来。
- I will die before I'd surrender.我宁愿死也不投降。
- He'd sit alone in the dark before he'd watch TV.他宁愿一个人在黑暗里坐着也不看电视。
- We must stop and rest before going any farther.我们必须停下来休息一下再向前走。
用作副词(adv.)
- We saw that film before.那部电影我们以前看过。
- I (have) read the book before.我以前读过这本书。
- It came across my mind that I had met him somewhere before.我突然意识到我曾在什么地方见过他。
常用短语
用作介词(prep.)
before long- (时间)不久之后,在短时间内 in a short time
用作副词(adv.)
long before- 很久以前 very long ago
词汇搭配
用作介词 (prep.)
动词+～- appear before在(某时)之前出现;出庭
- carry before迅速获胜,势如破竹
- come before在…之上,比…重要;被交由…处理；被提交…考虑
- complain before控诉
- go before出现在某人面前；送于…讨论；先于；早于
- lay before提出
- set before把…放在…前面；认为…比…更重要；把…提交…考虑
- stand before站立在…前面，来到…面前，面对，面临，抵御，抵挡
- carry the world before one一举大获成功
- cast pearls before swine对牛弹琴,明珠暗投
- put the cart before the horse本末倒置,倒行逆施
- sweep all before one获得彻底的胜利，所向无敌
- be brought before the bench被带到法庭受审
- take sb before court将…送上法庭
- before day破晓前
- before long不久,很快;在短时间内
- before one's eyes当着某人的面
- before one's time在时代前面;思想过于先进
- before the mast充当水手
- before time提前
- before the wind顺风
- before the world在众人面前，公然
- the day before yesterday前天
- the week before last上上星期
- before now从前,以前
经典引文
I am sent with broom before, To sweep the dust behind the door.
出自：Midsummer Night's Dream,ShakespeareHad he his hurts before?..Ay, on the front.
出自：Macb.Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the Cross of Jesus Going on before.
出自：S. Baring