before
【发音】
美 /bɪ'fɔr/ 英 /bɪ'fɔː/
【翻译】
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prep.在…以前
英释:earlier than something or someone
【短语】
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before and after : 前后，之前之后
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than before : 比以前
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as before : 如以前
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before long : 不久以后
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ever before : 以前；从前
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than ever before : 比以往任何时候更…
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from before : 从…以前
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go before : 居先；走在前面
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on or before : 截至；在或在…以前
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before all : 尤其，特别
【例句】
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The new road should be completed before the end of the year.
这条新公路应该在年底前完工。
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Let’s meet at our house before the show.
看演出前在我们家碰头吧。
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Larry arrived home before me.
拉里在我之前到家。
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We only got back from Scotland the day before yesterday (= two days ago ) .
我们前天才从苏格兰回来。
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Other students joined in the protest, and before long (= soon ) there was a crowd of 200 or so.
其他学生也加入了抗议队伍，不久就有200人左右了。
【真题例句】
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(2107.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...Streams normally flow through wide land before they reach a lake or river though there are more eatable plants...
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(2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...They also had talk therapy with a nurse before and after quit day...
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(2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...And the quit rates were particularly convincing given that before the study started...
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(2017.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Leah was a typical successful woman before she changed her career...
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(2017.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 写作题)...Please contact me by telephone before visit...
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(2017.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...most of the people had said they’d rather cut down gradually before quitting...
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(2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...If nothing else showing that you've tried to solve the problem yourself before you take it further...
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(2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...We wanted to give people an opportunity to actually see the calories before they purchased the food and make a decision and inform decision...
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(2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop...
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(2015.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...before returning to Silicon Valley to found Apple with his friend...
【同、近义词】
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prep.在…之前，先于
avant/
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adv.以前；在前
previously/ago/formerly/prior/back/
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conj.在…以前；在…之前
until/