before

[US]/bɪ'fɔː/
[UK]/bɪ'fɔr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prep. (表示位置)在…前面(表示時間)先於,在…以前(表示比較)優於,在…之前
conj. 在…之前
adv. 先前;從前;以前

Phrases & Collocations

before sunrise

日出前

long before

早在之前

well before

遠在之前

before and after

前後,之前之後

than before

比以前

as before

如以前

before long

不久以後

ever before

以前;從前

than ever before

比以往任何時候更…

from before

從…以前

go before

居先;走在前面

on or before

截至;在或在…以前

before all

尤其,特別

Example Sentences

that was before the war.

那件事發生在戰爭之前。

an accessory before the fact.

事前從犯

the Monday before last.

上上星期一。

the day before was a blur.

前一天的事情記不清了。

an hour before sunrise.

黎明前一小時。

the night before last

前晚

be important before everything

比任何事都重要

the month before last

再上一個月

before the tribunal of conscience

受良心的裁判

run before a storm.

在暴風雨來臨之前起程

the day before yesterday

前天

to wash before dinner

飯前洗手

equal before the law.

法律面前人人平等

Go before I cry.

我哭之前離開

I'll be home before dark.

我黃昏前會到家。

the last hurdle before graduation.

畢業前的最後一關

see you before long.

很快再見。

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