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