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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 以前
[yǐqián]
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1.
名
比某一时间要早的时间；比此刻要早的时间
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汉朝以前。
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参加工作以前。
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以前这里曾是一座古庙。
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2.
跟"先前""从前"的用法有所不同。"以前"可用在动词或动词性词语之后表示时间，如"解放以前""上火车以前"。"先前""从前"无此用法。
Examples
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以前这一带交通闭塞。
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In the past this district was very hard to get to.
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不久以前，登月旅行还是不可思议的事情。
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Travel to the moon was inconceivable until recently.
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咱们趁早动身，争取十点以前赶到。
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Let's start off early and try to get there by ten.
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十二点半以前赶回去还吃得上饭。
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If we get back before twelve thirty, we won't be too late for lunch.
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以前他俩合不来，彼此不搭腔。
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In the past the two of them did not get on at all well; they weren't even on speaking terms.
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按现在的速度，我们三点以前可以到达。
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We can get there before three o'clock at this speed.
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我以前没看过这个戏。
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I've never seen this opera before.
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你走以前喊他一声。
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Give him a shout before you go.
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好久以前
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a long time ago; long ago
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这故事发生在很久很久以前。
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The story took place a long long time ago.
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