Before 音标拼音: [bɪf'ɔr] [b
, if'ɔr]
ad . 前一,此前,以前,从前,早些时候
prep . 在…以前,先于,早于
conj . 在…以前
前一,此前,以前,从前,早些时候在…以前,先于,早於在…以前
before 前
before adv 1 :
earlier in time ;
previously ; "
I had known her before ";
"
as I said before "; "
he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier "; "
her parents had died four years earlier "; "
I mentioned that problem earlier " [
synonym :
{
earlier }, {
before }]
2 :
at or in the front ; "
I see the lights of a town ahead "; "
the road ahead is foggy "; "
staring straight ahead "; "
we couldn '
t see over the heads of the people in front "; "
with the cross of Jesus marching on before " [
synonym : {
ahead }, {
in front },
{
before }]
Before \
Be *
fore "\,
prep . [
OE .
beforen ,
biforen ,
before ,
AS .
beforan ;
pref .
be -
foran ,
fore ,
before .
See {
Be -},
and {
Fore }.]
1 .
In front of ;
preceding in space ;
ahead of ;
as ,
to stand before the fire ;
before the house .
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His angel ,
who shall go Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire . --
Milton .
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2 .
Preceding in time ;
earlier than ;
previously to ;
anterior to the time when ; --
sometimes with the additional idea of purpose ;
in order that .
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Before Abraham was ,
I am . --
John viii .
58 .
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Before this treatise can become of use ,
two points are necessary . --
Swift .
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Note :
Formerly before ,
in this sense ,
was followed by that .
"
Before that Philip called thee . . .
I saw thee ."
--
John i .
48 .
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3 .
An advance of ;
farther onward ,
in place or time .
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The golden age . . .
is before us . --
Carlyle .
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4 .
Prior or preceding in dignity ,
order ,
rank ,
right ,
or worth ;
rather than .
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He that cometh after me is preferred before me .
--
John i .
15 .
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The eldest son is before the younger in succession .
--
Johnson .
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5 .
In presence or sight of ;
face to face with ;
facing .
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Abraham bowed down himself before the people . --
Gen .
xxiii .
12 .
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Wherewith shall I come before the Lord ? --
Micah vi .
6 .
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6 .
Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of .
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If a suit be begun before an archdeacon . --
Ayliffe .
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7 .
Open for ;
free of access to ;
in the power of .
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The world was all before them where to choose .
--
Milton .
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{
Before the mast } (
Naut .),
as a common sailor , --
because the sailors live in the forecastle ,
forward of the foremast .
{
Before the wind } (
Naut .),
in the direction of the wind and by its impulse ;
having the wind aft .
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Before \
Be *
fore "\,
adv .
1 .
On the fore part ;
in front ,
or in the direction of the front ; --
opposed to {
in the rear }.
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The battle was before and behind . --
2 Chron .
xiii .
14 .
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2 .
In advance . "
I come before to tell you ." --
Shak .
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3 .
In time past ;
previously ;
already .
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You tell me ,
mother ,
what I knew before . --
Dryden .
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4 .
Earlier ;
sooner than ;
until then .
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When the butt is out ,
we will drink water ;
not a drop before . --
Shak .
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Note :
Before is often used in self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
before -
cited ,
before -
mentioned ;
beforesaid .
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83 Moby Thesaurus words for "
before ":
above ,
aforetime ,
ahead ,
ahead of time ,
already ,
ante ,
before all ,
before now ,
beforehand ,
beforetime ,
betimes ,
by choice ,
by election ,
by vote ,
confronting ,
earlier ,
early ,
ere ,
ere then ,
erenow ,
erewhile ,
erst ,
erstwhile ,
facing ,
first ,
fore ,
foremost ,
foresightedly ,
formerly ,
forward ,
headmost ,
hereinabove ,
hereinbefore ,
heretofore ,
historically ,
hitherto ,
in advance ,
in advance of ,
in anticipation ,
in anticipation of ,
in front ,
in front of ,
in preference ,
in preference to ,
in preparation for ,
in the forefront ,
in the foreground ,
in the front ,
in the future ,
in the lead ,
in the past ,
in times past ,
once ,
only yesterday ,
or ever ,
preceding ,
precociously ,
preferably ,
prehistorically ,
previous ,
previous to ,
previously ,
prior to ,
priorly ,
rather ,
rather than ,
recently ,
sooner ,
sooner than ,
supra ,
then ,
theretofore ,
till ,
to ,
to come ,
to the fore ,
to the front ,
until ,
up ahead ,
up to ,
whilom ,
yesterday ,
yet
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