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  • Derivatives : adv  beforehand
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

before [bɪ'fɔːr]
  1. 1. preposition (in time) 之前
    just before Christmas
    就在圣诞节前
  2. 2. preposition [frm] (in front of, ahead of) 在...前面
    They stopped before a large white house.
    他们在一座大白房子前面停了下来。
    the duty which lay before me
    摆在我面前的职责
  3. 3. conjunction (in time) 在...之前
    Can I see you before you leave?
    你走之前，我去看你，好吗？
  4. 4. adverb (time) 以前
    Have you been to Greece before?
    你以前去过希腊吗？
    before doing sth
    在做某事之前
    the day/week before
    前一天/上一个星期
    I've never seen it before
    我以前从没见过

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

before [bɪ 'for] [bɪ 'fɔː]
  1. 1. preposition 早于，在前
    He left before noon.
    他在午前离开了。
  2. 2. preposition 面临；摆在…面前
    The hardest task was before them.
    最艰巨的任务摆在他们面前。
  3. 3. preposition 与其…宁可
    to choose death before dishonor
    宁死不屈
  4. 4. adverb 在前面；向前；提前
  5. 5. adverb 过去，以前
    I've heard that song before.
    我以前曾听过那首歌。
  6. 6. adverb 早于，更早
    Come at ten, not before.
    十点来，别早到。
  7. 7. preposition （时间、空间、次序、等级或重要性方面）在…之前，先于
    I never study the day before an exam.
    我考试前一天从不学习。
  8. 8. preposition 在…前面
    He paused before the door.
    他在门前停顿了一下。
  9. 9. preposition 在…眼前；当着…的面；在…的面前
    A thought flashed before her mind.
    她的脑海里闪过一个念头。
    He stood before his accuser.
    他站在起诉者面前。
  10. 10. preposition 提交…以供考虑、决定；在…审理之中
    the matter before the committee
    提交委员会考虑的问题
  11. 11. conjunction 早于，在前
    Drop in before you go.
    你走前请顺便来串门。
  12. 12. conjunction 与其…（宁愿…）
    I'd die before I'd tell.
    我宁死不说。

Collins English-English Dictionary

before [bɪ'fɔː]
  1. 1. conj [subordinating] earlier than the time when
  2. 2. conj rather than
    he'll resign before he agrees to it
  3. 3. prep preceding in space or time; in front of; ahead of
    standing before the altar
  4. 4. prep when confronted by
    to withdraw before one's enemies
  5. 5. prep in the presence of
    to be brought before a judge
  6. 6. prep in preference to
    to put friendship before money
  7. 7. adv at an earlier time; previously; beforehand; in front
  8. 8. adv [Etymology] Old English beforan; related to Old Frisian befara, Old High German bifora
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Examples

He abased himself before the king.
他在国王面前卑躬屈膝 → abase
We won't be able to travel any distance before nightfall.
黄昏前我们不可能多走路了 → any
I've heard that song before.
我以前曾听过那首歌。 → before
Come at ten, not before.
十点来，别早到。 → before
He paused before the door.
他在门前停顿了一下。 → before
A thought flashed before her mind.
她的脑海里闪过一个念头。 → before
He stood before his accuser.
他站在起诉者面前。 → before
the matter before the committee
提交委员会考虑的问题 → before
The hardest task was before them.
最艰巨的任务摆在他们面前。 → before
to choose death before dishonor
宁死不屈 → before
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