before adv. 1.在前,在前方,在前头,在前面。 2.在以前,从前,前此;较早。 run on before 跑在前面。 look before and after 瞻前顾后。 He is as happy as before. 他和从前一样幸福。 His garment buttoned before. 他的衣服前面扣上钮扣。 long before 很久以前。 Begin at noon, not before. 正午开始,不要提前。 1.在…以前;较…早[先]。 Lilacs come before the roses. 紫丁香比蔷薇开得早。 the day before yesterday 前天。 the night before last 前晚。 2.在…的前面;当着…的面;向…;〔转义〕借…的力,被…推着;有…等待着,向…开放,供…使用。 put [lay] the matter before sb. 在某人面前提出[汇报]这件事。 the question before us 当前的问题。 man and wife before Heaven 正式夫妇。 Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。 The ship sailed before the wind. 船顺风行驶。 The golden age is before us. 黄金时代就在我们前面,前途无限美好。 Our services are before you. 我们乐于为您服务。 3.先于,优于。 Ladies before gentlemen. 女先男后。 A marquis is before a count. 侯爵在伯爵之上。 4.与其…(不如),宁可…(也不)。 Death before dishonour! 宁死不屈。 They would die before surrendering. 他们宁死也不投降。 1.〔表示时间关系〕比…早些,在…以前;还没有…(就);然后再,再;就;才。 They arrived before we expected. 我们没有想到他们来得那么早。 I must finish my work before I go home. 我必须把我的工作做完才回家。 It will not be long before Father returns. 父亲不久就要回来。 Do it now before you forget. 现在就做,免得忘记。 The sun had scarcely risen before the fog began to disappear. 太阳刚一升起,雾气就开始消散。 2.〔表示选择关系〕与其…(不如);(宁愿);…也不。 He will die before he submit. 他宁死不屈。 B- Christ 公元前 〔B.C.〕. before everything 先要,第一要。 before long 不久。 before now 从前。 before sb.'s very eyes 当某人面。 before one knows where one is 马上就,转瞬之间就,突然一下就。 before one's time 提前,过早;未出世[死]前。 before the mast 在桅前;做普通水手。 before the world 在全世界面前;公然,冒天下之大不讳。 before you can say knife [Jack Robinson] 一刹那,很快就。
Did she think of being up before you set off ? 她想在你动身之前起床吗?
Next day, the fourth of my travels, we were up before five upon the clock . 下一天,我流浪的第四天,我们在五点钟以前就起来了。
Paul : mrs . olsen , was it unusual for henry to be up before you 奥尔森夫人,亨利早上比你起的早会不会让你感到异常?
Talking about the invincibles , he said , did you see that some hawkers were up before the recorder . . . - o yes , j . j “说起常胜军, ”他说, “你们晓得吗,一些小贩被市记录法官158传了去”