before的常用短语是:用作介词(prep.)before long(时间)不久之后,在短时间内 in a short time。before的意思是conj.在 ... 以前;pref.在 ... 以前;在..前面;adv.以前;以往;之前。before的读音是英[bɪ'fɔː(r)];美[bɪ'fɔːr]。
一、详尽释义点此查看before的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、英英释义
"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"
"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"
四、例句
B comes before C in the alphabet.
B在字母表里排在C之前。
He made a statement before the House of Commons.
他在下议院当众发表了一个声明。
He always put the interests of others before his own.
他总把他人的利益放在第一位。
I'd met him once before.
我曾经见过他。
I have seen that film before.
那部电影我以前看过。
I was inspired to work harder than ever before.
我受激励比以往任何时候都更加努力地工作。
He used to get some shut-eye before the game.
他以往常常在比赛前睡一会儿。
He overlooked the contract before he signed it.
他在签字之前仔细阅读了合同。
I'll try to rush the book through before Saturday.
我会设法在星期六之前把这本书赶紧看完。
五、常用短语
六、情景对话
交通
before
B:Let the people (off/ get off/ disembark from) the trainbefore you get on.
让别人(先下/先下来/先下车)你再上去。
A:I see, that makes more sense, doesn’t it?
我知道。这样更合理,不是吗?
A going concern-(赢利企业)
before什么意思
A:What's your overseas branch factory going?
你海外的分厂进展如何?
B:Not very good at first. It has been two yearsbefore it becomes a going concern.
开始不太理想,直到两年以后才开始赢利。
A:Once you break the ice, it will be better and better.
一旦打开局面,肯定会越来越好的。
B:I hope so.
但愿如此。
Leaving a little early-(早退)
before
A:Could I trouble you for a minute, Mr. Graham?
能打扰一下吗,格雷厄姆先生?
B:Sure, Emily. How can I help you?
没问题,爱米丽。我能帮你什么?
A:I would like to leave a few minutes early today. Would that be all right?
我今天想早走几分钟,可以吗?
B:That’s fine, as long as you can get that report typed upbefore you leave.
可以。只要你走之前把那份报告打完就成。
七、词语用法
He started five minutes ago.
He told me he had seen her a few minutes before.
英美人也有用ago,觉得语气比较生动。
When you call at the shop again this afternoon, you may be told that the book has been sold only a few minutes before.
He often forgets what he has heard only a few minutes before.
We (have) met them many times before.
When I went back to the town that I had left eight years before, everything was different.
All day, as three days before, we planted trees.
同三天前一样,我们一整天都在种树。
All day, as for three days before, we planted trees.
同以前的三天一样,我们一整天都在种树。
A few minutes before the accident she called on me.
(不含the/for)
During the few minutes before the accident she had a chat with me.
(含the)
For a few minutes before the accident she had a chat with me.
(含for)
It will not be long before they come back.
他们很快就回来了。
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