before

美 [bɪˈfɔr]
英 [bɪˈfɔː(r)]
  • adv.以前；过去；已经
  • conj.以免；不然；在…以前；到…为止
  • prep.在…以前；在…面前（或前面）；（次序或排列）在前面；表示面临或临近
  • 网络之前；在……之前；在……前面

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BEFORE
prep.
1.
在…以前earlier than sb/sth
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。
2.
在…面前（或前面）used to say that sb/sth is in a position in front of sb/sth
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所要讨论的要点清单。
3.
（次序或排列）在前面used to say that sb/sth is ahead of sb/sth in an order or arrangement
Your name is before mine on the list.
名单上你的名字在我之前。
He puts his work before everything(= regards it as more important than anything else) .
他一切以工作为重。
4.
（表示面临或临近）used to say that sth is facing sb in the future
The task before us is a daunting one.
我们所面临的任务令人生畏。
The whole summer lay before me.
整个夏季正等待着我。
5.
当面in the presence of sb who is listening, watching, etc.
He was brought before the judge.
他被带上法庭。
She said it before witnesses.
她当着证人的面讲出这事。
They had the advantage of playing before their home crowd.
他们有在主场观众面前比赛的优势。
6.
（表示面对某人、某事时的反应）used to say how sb reacts when they have to face sb/sth
They retreated before the enemy.
面对敌人，他们撤退了。
conj.
1.
在…以前earlier than the time when
Do it before you forget.
尽早动手，免得忘了。
Did she leave a message before she went?
她走之前留言了吗？
2.
到…为止；到…之前until
It may be many years before the situation improves.
这种状况或许要过很多年才能得到改善。
It was some time before I realized the truth.
过了很长一段时间我才悟出真相。
3.
以免；不然used to warn or threaten sb that sth bad could happen
Put that away before it gets broken.
把它收好，免得打碎了。
4.
（宁可…而）不愿rather than
I'd die before I apologized!
我宁愿死也不道歉！
adv.
1.
以前；过去；已经at an earlier time; in the past; already
You should have told me so before.
你早该告诉我的。
It had been fine the week before(= the previous week) .
前一个星期天气很好。
That had happened long before(= a long time earlier) .
那是很早以前的事了。
I think we've met before.
我觉得我们以前见过面。

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释义:
全部全部,以前以前,过去过去,已经已经,以免以免,不然不然,在…以前在…以前,到…为止到…为止,在…面前在…面前,在前面在前面,表示面临或临近表示面临或临近,之前之前,在……之前在……之前,在……前面在……前面
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1.
It is possible that consumption growth might be modestly held back, but retail spending was already surging before the market rally began.
消费增长有可能稍微受到遏制，但零售支出在股市大涨之前就已经开始攀升了。
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2.
Thus, the recommendation is to slow down all non-bottleneck operations before trying to speed the bottlenecks up.
因此，推荐做法是：在试图提升瓶颈速度之前，先放慢所有非瓶颈操作的速度。
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3.
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通过搜索用户介绍的摘要和专业的评论，就可以方便的找到一家好的餐馆，这种方式以前从来没有被使用过。
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4.
The inconceivable thing was that the spot was just the same with before but the bodies were gone without anything just like having wings.
令人不可思议是，现场毫无异样，尸体们就象生了翅膀一样无声无息的消失了。
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5.
A user will tolerate only so much security-related (or other) overhead before he either dumps your product or figures out a workaround.
他转储您的产品或计算出一种解决方法之前，用户会容忍只有这么多安全相关（或其他）的开销。
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6.
She walked into her boudoir, and before her mirror began to dress for a dinner to which she had been invited.
她走过她的闺房，对着镜子打扮着，预备应邀赴一个宴会。
7.
You might have to write for a few minutes before you really get into the groove.
你可能要写上几分钟才能真正地进入最佳状态。
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8.
Elton decided to walk up to her place and put off by half - an -hour or so the important business which lay before him.
艾尔顿决定到她那里去，将摆在他面前的重要事情推迟半小时左右。
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9.
Up to the present, we have had no news about Shiquan except the last one before he went to coal mine.
石泉去煤矿前来过一封信，至今没有他的消息。
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10.
Others followed even before the whole string was wet. And I was able to collect and store a great deal of electricity into the condenser.
其他风筝也发生了类似情况，甚至是在那根放飞的绳子全部湿透之前。这时，我完全可以将大量的电收集并储存到电容器里面去。
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