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词汇 | before |
释义 | before3 /bi'fo: (r); bi'for/ prep 1 (contrasted with after) earlier than: (与 after 相对)在…以前(指时间): the day ~ yesterday; 前天; the year ~ last; 前年; two days ~ Christmas; 亟诞节前两天; ~ the holidays; 在假日以前; since ~ the war; 从战前以来; ~ now/then; 在此(那)以前; ~ long, soon. 不久。 ~ Christ (abbr 略作 BC): 公元前; 耶稣降生以前: in 55 BC, 55 years before the birth of Christ. 公元前 55 牟。 2 (contrasted with after) in front of (esp with reference to order or arrangement): (与 after 相对)在…之前(尤指顺序或排列): B comes ~ C. B 在 C 之前。 Ladies ~ gentlemen, ladies first. 女士们优先。 Your name comes ~ mine on the list. 玄单上标的名字在我之前。 3 (contrasted with behind) in front of (with reference to position). (与 behind 相对)在…之前(指位置)。 (Except in a few phrases in front of is preferred to before in this sense, 除了在少数几个片语中外,用 in front of 表示此义较 before 为佳,eg 例如 There are some trees in front of the house, 虑子的前面有一些树。) carry all one, be successful in everything one attempts. 所谋无不成功; 万事如意。 sail ~ the mast, as an ordinary seaman, not as an officer. 为普通水手,非为高级船员; 为水兵,非为军官。 sail ~ the wind, with the wind behind. 乘风而航; 顺风而驶。 4 in the presence of; face to face with: 荏…的面前; 与…面对面: He was brought ~ the judge. 他检带到食官面前。 Don't hesitate to speak out ~ everyone tie in public) about the way you've been treated. 尽量向大家说出你所受待遇的情形。 5 rather than; in preference to: 宁…而不…; 而不: Death ~ dishonour. 宁死不受辱。 |
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