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基本释义：
before
英 [bɪˈfɔː(r)]
美 [bɪˈfɔːr]
- prep. （时间上）在……之前，早于；在（某个钟点）之前；（次序）在……之前；当面，在……面前；由……考虑中；面对（法院，法庭或其他官方机构）并受审；比……更重要；（位置）在……前面；（未来将发生的事）等待着，面临着；（宁可……而）不愿……；在……影响下，在……威慑下
- conj. 在……以前；到……为止；以免，不然；（先）……才……；（宁可……而）不愿
- adv. 以前，过去；在（某时间或某事）以前；在前面
词典扩展 短语搭配 权威例句 实用例句
柯林斯词典
before /bɪˈfɔː/
- 1.
介词 If something happens before a particular date, time, or event, it happens earlier than that date, time, or event. 在 (某日、某时、某事件) 以前例：
Annie was born a few weeks before Christmas.
安妮在圣诞节前几个礼拜出生。
例：Before World War II, women were not recruited as intelligence officers.
二战前，女性不被征募为情报官。
- 2.
连词 Before is also a conjunction. 在 (某日、某时、某事件) 以前例：
Stock prices have climbed close to the peak they'd registered before the stock market crashed in 1987.
股票价格已经快爬升到了1987年股市崩溃前的最高纪录。
- 3.
介词 If you do one thing before doing something else, you do it earlier than the other thing. 在 (做某事) 之前例：
He spent his early life in Sri Lanka before moving to Canada.
移居加拿大前，他早年生活在斯里兰卡。
- 4.
连词 Before is also a conjunction. 在 (做某事) 之前例：
He took a cold shower and then towelled off before he put on fresh clothes.
他穿上干净衣服之前，冲了个冷水澡，再擦干身子。
- 5.
副词 You use before when you are talking about time. For example, if something happened the day before a particular date or event, it happened during the previous day. (某时、某事) 以前例：
The war had ended only a month or so before.
战争大约在一个月前才结束。
- 6.
介词 Before is also a preposition. (某时、某事) 以前例：
It's interesting that he sent me the book twenty days before the deadline for my book.
有趣的是，在距离我书的截止日期20天前他把那本书寄给了我。
- 7.
连词 Before is also a conjunction. (某时、某事) 以前例：
Kelman had a book published in the U.S. more than a decade before a British publisher would touch him.
科尔曼在美国已经出版了一本书，十多年后英国的出版商才愿意出版他的作品。
- 8.
连词 If you do something before someone else can do something, you do it when they have not yet done it. 在 (某人能做某事) 之前例：
Before Gallacher could catch up with the ball, Nadlovu had beaten him to it.
在加拉赫能接住球之前，纳德洛夫就已经比他先接到了。
- 9.
副词 If someone has done something before, they have done it on a previous occasion. If someone has not done something before, they have never done it. 以前 (做过某事)例：
I've been here before.
我以前来过这儿。
例：I had met Professor Lown before.
我以前见过劳恩教授。
- 10.
连词 If there is a period of time or if several things are done before something happens, it takes that amount of time or effort for this thing to happen. 经过 (一段时间或努力) 才例：
It was some time before the door opened in response to his ring.
他按过门铃后好一会儿门才打开。
- 11.
连词 If a particular situation has to happen before something else happens, this situation must happen or exist in order for the other thing to happen. 在 (某事发生) 之前 (另一情况必须发生)例：
There was additional work to be done before all the troops would be ready.
在全军准备就绪之前还有些事情要做。
- 12.
介词 If someone is before something, they are in front of it. 在 (某物) 前面例：
They drove through a tall iron gate and stopped before a large white villa.
他们开车穿过一扇高高的铁门，然后停在了一幢白色大别墅前。
- 13.
介词 If you tell someone that one place is a certain distance before another, you mean that they will come to the first place first. 在 (某地) 前方 (某距离处)例：
The station is on the right, one mile before downtown Romney.
车站在右侧，罗姆尼市中心前方一英里处。
- 14.
介词 If you appear or come before an official person or group, you go there and answer questions. 在 (人或组织) 面前 (回答提问)例：
The governor will appear before the committee next Tuesday.
这名行政官员将于下周二面对该委员会回答提问。
- 15.
介词 If something happens before a particular person or group, it is seen by or happens while this person or this group is present. (发生) 在 (某人、某组织) 面前例：
The game followed a colourful opening ceremony before a crowd of seventy-four thousand.
紧随一场精彩的开幕式，该比赛在7.4万名观众面前拉开了帷幕。
- 16.
介词 If you have something such as a trip, a task, or a stage of your life before you, you must do it or live through it in the future. (必须经历的事情) 在 (某人) 面前例：
Everyone in the room knew it was the single hardest task before them.
屋子里每个人都知道这是摆在他们面前的一项最艰巨的任务。
- 17.
介词 When you want to say that one person or thing is more important than another, you can say that they come before the other person or thing. (重要性) 以…为先例：
Her husband and her children came before her needs.
她的丈夫和孩子们比她的需要更重要。
- 18.
before long →see long
同近义词
同义词辨析
ago before formerly previously 【导航词义：以前】
ago adv. 以前
〔辨析〕 指从现在起往前推算一段时间，通常和一般过去时的动词连用。例1: He left a moment ago.
他刚走。
例2: There was a pond here three years ago.
3年前，这里有一个池塘。
before adv. 先前，以前
〔辨析〕 指过去某时间之前的时间或泛指以前，通常与动词的现在完成时连用，有时也可与动词的过去完成时或一般过去时连用，也可用于具体的一段时间；在间接引语中用 before 而不用 ago。例1: Have you heard about it before?
你过去听说过这件事吗？
例2: I have never met him before.
我以前从未见过他。
例3: He said that he had met the man somewhere before.
他说他以前在什么地方见过这个人。
例4: He was in Italy the week before.
他前一个星期在意大利。
formerly adv. 以前，从前
〔辨析〕 泛指以前，有时常用于对比。例1: Formerly, Ted often lingered around a park, with nothing to do.
从前，特德时常在公园里闲逛，无所事事。
例2: He was formerly a worker, but now he is a manager of a shop.
他曾经是个工人，可现在他是一家商店的经理。
previously adv. 以前，先前
〔辨析〕 与 before 用法相同，但更加正式。例1: I haven't met him previously.
我以前没有见过他。
例2: She previously worked as a teacher.
她过去当过教师。
例3: Six months previously he had quitted his job.
6个月前他辞职了。
词组短语
1. Just like before 就像从前一样 ; 一如往昔 ; 像从前一样 ; 就像以前一样
2. than ever before 比以往任何时候更…
3. Before Sunset 日落之前 ; 日落巴黎 ; 爱在日落余晖时
4. Decision Before Dawn 血战莱茵河 ; 茵河
5. Before Midnight 爱在午夜希腊时 ; 爱在午夜降临前 ; 午夜之前
6. before and after 前后，之前之后
7. Look before you leap 三思而后行 ; 三思后行 ; 慎思而行
8. Before and after 前后 ; 凶杀后 ; 天伦劫
9. Before Sunrise 日出之前 ; 爱在黎明破晓时 ; 爱在黎明破晓前 ; 情留半天
10. before all 尤其，特别
11. Coco Before Chanel 时尚先锋香奈儿 ; 少女香奈儿 ; 可可·香奈儿 ; 香奈儿传
12. from before 从…以前
13. on or before 截至；在或在…以前
14. than before 比以前
15. as before 如以前
16. go before 居先；走在前面
17. ever before 以前；从前
18. before long 不久以后
权威例句
1. Before then, air pollution may have become an international, rather than national problem.
在那以前, 空气污染与其说是国家问题, 倒不如说是一个国际问题.《期刊摘选》
2. As before, the crowd began hooting , but now, rather than come near, they threw things.
像先前一样, 人群开始叫骂起来.但是, 这回他们不走过来, 而是投掷着东西.《英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹》
3. Please turn the television off before you go to bed.
睡觉前请关上电视。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
4. The game followed a colourful opening ceremony before a crowd of seventy-four thousand.
绚丽多彩的开幕式过后，这场比赛在74,000名观众的瞩目之下开始了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
5. Then he walked up and down as before, looking at the ground.
然后他又像先前一样来回踱着步, 眼睛看着地上.《英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹》
6. Equity should go before efficiency.
公平应该优先于效率.《期刊摘选》
7. He still reveled in the applause that had greeted his brief, graceful speech the night before.
他仍然为他在前一天晚上发表的简短优美的讲话受到鼓掌欢呼而沾沾自喜.《辞典例句》
8. Eventually, only a single lineage remains, which is the same as before.
最后, 只有单一的线粒体仍然存在, 那线粒体仍然与从前的一样.《期刊摘选》
9. You look different than before.
你看上去与从前不一样了。《牛津词典》
10. Such a sale has never been attempted before.
这样的交易在以前从来就没有过.《期刊摘选》
11. Taking over some of the tasks done by man before, computers are sometimes called thinking machines.
由于计算机接替了某些从前由人来完成的任务, 所以有时称它为“会思维的机器”.《期刊摘选》
12. Applications received before that date will be considered according to the previous scoring criteria.
在这个时间之前收到的申请根据先前的计分系统审核.《期刊摘选》
13. It was plain enough before, but now it came home with peculiar force.
这在以前显得很平常, 但是现在却使她觉得特别地触目惊心.《英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹》
14. Bike messengers have survived dire prophecies before.
自行车信使也曾在以前的可怕预言中生存下来.《期刊摘选》
15. The conqueror rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him.
凯旋将领乘坐战车, 面色茫然的囚徒用铁链禁锢着走在前面.《期刊摘选》
16. An inferred dependent is derived from an inference rule and is evaluated before explicit dependents.
推理依赖项从推理规则中派生,并先于显式依赖项进行评估.《期刊摘选》
17. She died a natural death the year before last.
她在前年寿终正寝.《期刊摘选》
18. The Bitter must come before the sweet; and that also make the sweet the sweeter.
苦应先于甜, 会使甜更甜.《期刊摘选》
19. The war had ended only a month or so before.
战争大约一个月前才刚刚结束。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
20. He spent his early life in Sri Lanka before moving to England...
在移居英格兰之前，他早年是在斯里兰卡度过的。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
21. He continued, as we proceeded, to rail against beggars with as much animosity as before.
我们一边往前走, 他一边仍然跟先前一样怒气冲冲地骂那些乞丐.《辞典例句》
22. Offer the same price one more time. They might offer a lower price than before.
再一次坚持你先前给出的价格——他们可能会给你一个比半价更低的价格.《期刊摘选》
23. They knelt before the throne.
他们跪在御座前。《牛津词典》
24. Buy now before it's too late.
欲购从速，勿失良机。《牛津词典》
25. Roger Clemens and his former trainer Brain McNamee stuck to their guns before Congressional Committee.
罗杰克莱门斯(RogerClemens) 与其教练麦克纳米(BrainMcNamee)在大户委员会上坚持原来的供述.《期刊摘选》
26. He arrived before me.
他比我先到。《牛津词典》
27. To leave before the guest of honor would be out of the way.
先于主客离去是很不礼貌的.《期刊摘选》
28. Some authors have suggested that BHs grow before galaxy formation.
一些学者认为黑洞的成长先于星系的形成.《期刊摘选》
29. Some can even make me cry just like before.
还会如从前一样击痛心房.《期刊摘选》
30. The turn is about two kilometres before the roundabout.
拐弯就在环岛前面约2公里处。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
31. That means we do not need so much cheap labor force as before any more.
那意味我们不在之前非常需要廉价劳力力量.《期刊摘选》
32. I'll need to read up on the case before the meeting.
在开会前，我需要看一些有关这件事的材料。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
33. He retired long before the war.
他在战争之前早就退休了。《牛津词典》
34. Resonance would occur again, but not so strong as before.
共振会再次发生, 但不如先前那么强.《期刊摘选》
35. It was black, cold , and lifeless as before.
它还是先前一样黑暗, 冷清, 死气沉沉.《辞典例句》
36. She hesitated before replying.
她犹豫了一下才回答。《牛津词典》
37. before lunch
午餐前《牛津词典》
38. I've been here before.
我以前来过这儿。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
39. It was many years before the full story was made public.
许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
40. When North Koreans visit the statue they bow before and leave flowers a mark of respect.
当朝鲜人参观这座铜像的时候,他们会在前面鞠躬然后留下鲜花以示敬意.《期刊摘选》
41. So we had already made mould according to the 3 D design paper we sent you before.
所以现在我们已根据先前提交给贵司的3D设计图纸开模了.《期刊摘选》
42. I will grasp the opportunity before my rivals.
我会先于对手抓住机会.《期刊摘选》
43. Nobody knew the composition of this substance before now.
从前没人知道该物质的组成.《期刊摘选》
44. The year before last he won a gold medal, and the year before that he won a silver.
他前年得了一枚金牌，大前年得了一枚银牌。《牛津词典》
45. Process the darks, fronts and sleeves before joining one section to other sections.
在将后片 、 前片及袖片与其他衣片缝合之前,先加工它们省道.《期刊摘选》
46. We could get everything ready the night before.
我们在前一晚就可以把所有的东西都准备好.《期刊摘选》
47. If you get there before i do, don't give up on me.
如果你先于我到达那里请不要对我放弃.《期刊摘选》
48. Bush and his wife, Laura also plan to visit Thailand before arriving in Beijing on Friday.
布什与其夫人劳拉计划在周五到达北京之前访问泰国.《期刊摘选》
49. In the past 20 years, Shanghai has thrown up skyscrapers, bridges and highways where none existed before.
在过去20年里, 上海的高楼大厦如雨后春笋般拔地而起, 桥梁和高速公路令道路四通八达,而这些基础设施建设在以前则几乎不存在.《期刊摘选》
50. I'd like a second opinion before I make a decision.
我在作决定之前，想听听别人的意见。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
51. And your creditors might claim the money before anyone else can be paid.
如果你没有指定受益人,那你的债权人可以先于任何受益人申请将这笔钱作为赔款.《期刊摘选》
52. Asia has never faced this situation before.
亚洲从前从来没有面临如此情形.《期刊摘选》
53. But in case this letter arrives before our return, know that we love you.
但万一这封信先于我们寄到的话, 你们要知道我们是多么地爱你们.《期刊摘选》
54. She'd never done Pilates before.
她以前从未做过普拉提。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
55. Kangaroo will not walk, will jump, or in the front and back help before jumping off.
袋鼠不会行走, 只会跳跃, 或在前脚和后腿的帮助下奔跳前行.《期刊摘选》
56. Am I right in thinking we've met before?
我们以前见过面，我说得对吗？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
57. But It'seemed to strike upon her grandfather, though he had not noticed it before.
但是它好象触动了她外祖父的心, 虽然他先前不曾注意到.《期刊摘选》
58. Only a few days before he had predicted an eventual smash to Addison.
就在前几天,他曾向爱迪生预言过可能发生的倒闭.《辞典例句》
59. I often go running before work.
我常常在上班前跑步。《牛津词典》
60. Just so so. The ones I had before were even better.
还可以. 但是我从前吃的更好吃.《期刊摘选》
61. Our village is very different from what it was before.
我们村跟从前大不一样了.《现代汉英综合大词典》
62. They created a new city where there was only desert before.
他们在以前只是一片沙漠的地方建起了一个新城市.《期刊摘选》
63. I told you before in a heat, that I was not your lawful wife.
我从前在盛怒之下即告诉过你, 我不是你合法的妻子.《辞典例句》
64. Before Him goes pestilence, And the fire bolt comes forth at His feet.
5在?前面有瘟疫流行, 在?脚下有电光发出.《期刊摘选》
65. It was some time before the door opened in response to his ring.
他按完门铃后过了一会儿门才打开。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
66. He was brought before the judge.
他被带上法庭。《牛津词典》
67. The accident happened the day before yesterday.
那意外事故发生在前天.《简明英汉词典》
68. How can our actions better than before?
那怎样才能做得比从前更好些 呢 ?《期刊摘选》
69. He had truly never seen so much spirit in the girl before.
在以前,他真的没有看见过这个姑娘这么兴高采烈.《期刊摘选》
70. Each image is a little different than the one before it.
每张图片与先前的都有些不同.《期刊摘选》
71. The requested standard material for other spare parts had been provided before.
其它零件要求标准数据在之前已提供过了.《期刊摘选》
72. Before I decide, I need time to reflect.
在作出决定以前，我需要时间认真考虑考虑。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
73. Before the departure for Tokyo.
在前往东京之前.《期刊摘选》
74. Some children can read and write before they go to school.
有些孩子在上学前就会看书写字了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
75. I'd die before I apologized!
我宁愿死也不道歉！《牛津词典》
76. You need to get a written quotation before they start work.
你得在他们开工之前拿到报价单。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
77. The whole summer lay before me.
整个夏季正等待着我。《牛津词典》
78. Her stomach trouble is much better than before.
她的胃病比先前好多了.《现代汉英综合大词典》
79. Abomination! Vile creatures! You will fall before Mab.
可憎的家伙! 卑鄙的生物! 你必定会先于马伯而死.《期刊摘选》
80. Allow to cool before mixing in all other ingredients.
冷却后与其他调料混在一起.《期刊摘选》
81. I think we've met before.
我觉得我们以前见过面。《牛津词典》
82. This was one aspect of her character he hadn't seen before.
这是他过去没有了解到的她的性格的一个方面。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
83. Before the, Huijin already owned about 70 % the banks, sometimes in partnership with other government entities.
在此之前, 中央汇金与其他政府实体已经联合持有三大银行约70%的股份.《期刊摘选》
84. In three months, she oldened more than she had done or 10 years before.
她在三个月中比在以前十年还要老得快些.《辞典例句》
85. Everyone in the room knew it was the single hardest task before them...
房间里所有人都清楚，摆在他们面前的是最为艰巨的任务。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
86. This paper deals with the relation between rows of orthogonal arrays, which was overlooked before.
研究正交阵列行之间的关系, 这在以前是被忽略的.《期刊摘选》
87. It would be a good idea to call before we leave.
我们出发之前打个电话是个好主意。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
88. They were not, however, pure as before, but diluted to the second and third degree.
所以,它们不象从前那样纯了, 而被稀释两、三度.《辞典例句》
89. After eating, he stood about as before, waiting until his turn came.
吃完饭后, 他又像先前一样站在一边, 等着轮到他.《英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹》
90. They met at the same place they had met before.
他们在以前见面的同一地方相见.《期刊摘选》
91. I didn't have time to change clothes before the party.
我没时间在聚会前更换衣服。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
92. We thought long and hard before deciding to move house.
我们经过长久慎重的考虑之后才决定搬家。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
93. Although the wind now died down completely, the air was still as cold as before.
风止了, 空气还是跟先前一样地冷.《汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）》
94. As with God and Marx before, he thought of political values as universal.
就像先前对于上帝和马克思一样, 他认为政治观点也具有普世价值.《期刊摘选》
95. I had met Professor Lown before.
我以前见过劳恩教授。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
96. Precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias.
早熟花先于叶子出现,就像某些品种的木兰那样.《期刊摘选》
97. We can't do anything about it before we first find out where the shoe pinches.
在发现困难所在之前,我们无法加以处理.《辞典例句》
98. The animals are stunned before slaughter.
屠宰前要先把动物击昏。《牛津词典》
99. Two months before the operating data, Sinopec steady improvement in overall profit.
从前两个月的经营数据来看, 中石化整体利润稳步提升.《期刊摘选》
100. I haven't seen him since the summer before last.
我已有两个夏天没见过他了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
101. So can artists whose music came before rock and roll, but influenced its development.
艺术家们的音乐也会先于摇滚乐出现, 但是对它的发展有影响.《期刊摘选》
102. She paused significantly before she answered.
她在回答之前意味深长地停顿了一下。《牛津词典》
103. They are due to play at Sevilla the Thursday evening before in a Uefa Cup tie.
他们预定在之前的周四黄昏与塞维利亚在欧洲联盟杯碰头.《期刊摘选》
104. It is a wise choice leaving before being fired.
与其被公司炒鱿鱼,不如提前辞职.《期刊摘选》
105. You should consider other people before you act.
你在行动之前应当考虑到别人。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
106. They like to watch for awhile before participating.
在真正参与其中间,他们乐于稍作观望.《期刊摘选》
107. A wafer of a moon was shining over Gatsby's house, making the night fine as before.
一轮明月正照在盖茨比别墅的上面使夜色跟先前一样美好.《辞典例句》
108. Later on Thursday he visited the pyramids before leaving for Germany and France.
周四稍晚时候,他在前往德国与法国之前参观了金字塔.《期刊摘选》
109. Before you is a list of the points we have to discuss.
放在你面前的是一份我们要讨论的要点清单。《牛津词典》
110. The Governor will appear before the committee next Tuesday.
下周二，州长将接受委员会的质询。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
111. Bill, this is my lady friend, Have you met each other before?
比尔, 这是我的女友, 你们从前见过面 吗 ?《期刊摘选》
112. You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.
参与其中时一定要小心谨慎，表态之前最好试探一下。《柯林斯例句》
113. I'd advise booking within a week before.
我会建议在之前的一周内预订.《期刊摘选》
114. These blemishes had never before been observed in her temper, except during a moment of contradiction.
她脾气里的这些毛病,在以前除了片刻的吵嘴时偶尔表现以外,是从来不曾见过的.《辞典例句》
115. W 493035279: Please tell us and speed of your computer. Were you professional player before?
请告诉我们你电脑的配置, 你在之前是职业玩家 吗 ?《期刊摘选》
116. This treatment is a far cry from the one we received before.
这种待遇和我们从前所受的待遇有天壤之别.《期刊摘选》
117. the day before yesterday
前天《牛津词典》
118. Jn. 6:62 Then what if you saw the Son of Man ascending to where He before?
约六62若是你们看见人子升到他先前所在的地方,怎么样 呢 ?《期刊摘选》
119. He paused before answering.
他在回答前停了下来。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
120. What is before that is for preparation.
在之前都是做准备.《期刊摘选》
121. You walk before and I will follow after.
你在前面走,我将在后面跟着.《现代英汉综合大词典》
122. It actually got higher pressure than before.
它实际上被得到比较高的压力超过在之前.《期刊摘选》
123. It had been resolved the night before to change encampment.
他们在前一天晚上就决定要换一个地方扎营.《期刊摘选》
124. Our industrial park is on the right at 3152 Hechuan Road just before the Hongzhong Villas.
合川路3152号是一个小型的工业园区,在合川路的右手边,虹中别墅在之前.《期刊摘选》
125. There was the toilet set presented by Clyde to her the Christmas before.
里面有克莱德在前一个圣诞节送给她们那套梳妆用品.《辞典例句》
126. Check the oil and water before setting off.
出发前应查看一下油和水。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
127. I've done internet dating before – what a scam!
我从前也有过网络约会——那玩意儿太骗人了!《期刊摘选》
128. Annie was born a few weeks before Christmas...
安妮出生在圣诞节前几周。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
129. They drove through a tall iron gate and stopped before a large white villa.
他们开车穿过一个大铁门，在一栋白色的大别墅前面停了下来。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
130. Luos joke bitterly that America will have a Luo president before Kenya does.
卢奥族人开了一个很搞的玩笑,说美国人将先于肯尼亚人拥有一名卢奥族的总统.《期刊摘选》
131. I've seen him somewhere before.
我以前在哪儿见过他。《牛津词典》
132. There an undeniable fact that the number of animals is declining faster than ever before.
有不可否认的事实[动物的数字正在以前比往常更快速地衰退].《期刊摘选》
133. Because our eyes are before ears.
因为眼睛在前,耳朵在后.《期刊摘选》
134. It wouldn't be long before he closed a deal with one of the chain stores.
不久,他与其中一家连锁店达成了交易.《期刊摘选》
135. If yields rise before inflation, real debt servicing costs could soar.
如果收益率先于通胀上涨, 实际偿债成本就可能会飙升.《期刊摘选》
136. He spends less time reading stories about film stars than before.
他现在用来关注电影明星事情的时间比从前少了.《期刊摘选》
137. Maybe because in some films and novels I have saw the shadow of book before.
也许是在之前的一些电影和小说里早就看到了这本书的影子吧.《期刊摘选》
138. However, the newest condoms are so thin that this complaint is less valid than before.
可是, 最新的避孕套是如此之薄以至于这种抱怨比从前更没有理由.《期刊摘选》
139. He collected himself before getting up onto the platform.
上讲台以前他先于自己镇定下来.《期刊摘选》
140. But my material life also much better than it was before.
不过我的物质生活还是比从前好多了.《期刊摘选》
141. The best contraceptive is a glass of cold water: not before or after but instead.
最好的避孕方法是一杯冷水: 不是在之前或之后,而是用它代替.《期刊摘选》
142. 'she looks a little haggard, but not too thin. Maybe a little thinner than before.
“ 她有点憔悴, 不过人并不十分瘦,而且比从前更好看些.《汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）》
143. Each human being is born as something new , something that never existed before.
每一个人生来就是一个先前从未存在过的崭新的个体.《期刊摘选》
144. It's hurting worse than before.
比先前痛得更厉害了.《期刊摘选》
145. Why ever didn't you tell us before?
你为什么不早告诉我们呢？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
146. I think it is a good chance to recover as before.
我想,这是恢复到从前的好机会.《期刊摘选》
147. Real, simple, gracious, and full of feelings, all the features are much better than photos before.
属于战场型摄影方式,真实 、 平凡 、 亲切,很有感觉的一组片片, 比从前的片都要好.《期刊摘选》
148. Because one important senator would come, police had to be out in a day before.
因一重要参议员要来, 警察在前一天就到处布岗.《期刊摘选》
149. Have you ever used this software before?
你以前用过这种软件吗？《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
150. Before World War II, women were not recruited as intelligence officers...
在第二次世界大战之前，女性不能当情报人员。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
151. I woke up just before dawn.
我正好在拂晓前醒来。《牛津词典》
152. We left before daybreak.
我们是在黎明前出发的。《牛津词典》
153. Take out accident insurance before you go on your trip.
去旅行前要办理好意外保险。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
154. Turn left just before (= before you reach) the bank.
在快到银行时向左拐。《牛津词典》
155. I had saw the movie the night before.
我在前一天晚上已经看过这部电影了.《期刊摘选》
156. He's been through here once before and was attracted by the community.
他从前曾打这里路过,对这个居民区有好感.《辞典例句》
157. I saw before me an idyllic life.
展现在我眼前的是充满诗情画意的生活。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
158. She was not in such repute for her practice as before.
她营业的声名也不像从前那么好了.《期刊摘选》
159. As I guaranteed before that it would be a most unforgettable District Convention in your life.
如同我先前所说的,它将是最令人难忘的年会.《期刊摘选》
160. If things were difficult before then the way they are now is the pits!
如果事情在之前就很难办,那么现在就是最糟糕的时候了!《期刊摘选》
161. I can't recall meeting her before.
我想不起来以前曾经见过她。《牛津词典》
162. Before Gallacher could catch up with the ball, Nadlovu had beaten him to it.
加拉赫还没来得及追上球，纳德洛武就已经抢先一步触到球了。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
163. The precedent decision should be understood before we act.
在采取行动之前我们应该弄明白先前的决定.《期刊摘选》
164. Eisai inroads into China before many of its Japanese competitors.
卫材先于许多日本竞争对手进入中国.《期刊摘选》
165. Legend of here before there is a small Bailong Hing wind always be arbitrary , intrusive disturbing.
传说从前此处有一小白龙经常兴风作乱, 扰民不安.《期刊摘选》
166. The rain began before sunrise.
雨是在日出前开始下的。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
167. She still has a long way to go before she's fully fit.
她还需要很长时间才能完全恢复健康。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
168. It was difficult that the 3 D modeling to involute worm before.
对于渐开线蜗杆的三维建模在以前来说是比较困难的.《期刊摘选》
169. She was a woman grown old before her time.
她显得未老先衰。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
170. In fact, before this point in the corporate banking online version of the already emerging.
其实, 这一点在之前的网上企业银行版本中已经初露端倪.《期刊摘选》
171. I've been here before...
我以前来过这儿。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
172. Then I wheeled the shopping cart up to the same cashier as before.
接着把购物车推到了先前的那个收银员跟前.《期刊摘选》
173. Where villainy go before, vengeance follow after.
罪在前, 罚在后.《期刊摘选》
174. We'll be home before long.
我们很快就要到家了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
175. Introduction of one note of a new chord before the previous chord is resolved.
在前一个音未结束之前一个新的音符已奏出的音阶序曲.《期刊摘选》
176. I need you to phone the story in before five.
我要你在五点钟前把整件事电告单位。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
177. Aeons passed before life existed on the earth.
在地球上有生命存在之前已过了无数年.《期刊摘选》
178. We should arrive before dark.
我们天黑以前应该能赶到。《牛津词典》
179. Modern weapons have greater range, accuracy, speed, and lethality than anything ever dreamed of before.
现代的武器比从前所梦想的任何武器射得更远, 射得更准, 速度更快, 而且更具有杀伤力.《辞典例句》
180. You must get home before curfew.
你必须在实行宵禁以前回到家中。《牛津词典》
181. There was additional work to be done before all the troops would be ready.
在全军准备就绪之前，还有一些杂事必须处理。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
182. Hopefully, we'll arrive before dark.
我们有望在天黑前到达。《牛津词典》
183. It's difficult for them to get here much before seven.
他们很难在7点以前早早地来到这里。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
184. Her husband, her children, and the Church came before her needs.
丈夫、孩子和教会都比她本人的需求重要。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
185. He paused and focused his attention on the silent hills stretching out before him.
他停住了,专注地端详着绵延在前面的远山.《期刊摘选》
186. Before the end of the race Bob lapped Jimmy.
比赛结束前,鲍勃以一圈领先于吉米.《期刊摘选》
187. Your name is before mine on the list.
名单上你的名字在我之前。《牛津词典》
188. His departure date was one week before mine.
他的行程先于我一个星期.《期刊摘选》
189. And it was no longer the same cramped, awkward handwriting as before.
他的笔迹,也不像先前那样扭曲拙笨.《英汉文学》
190. There was the captain curtly pleading as before.
上尉还在那里像先前一样三言两语地恳求着.《英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹》
191. Several soldiers went before to scout.
数名士兵在前面探路.《辞典例句》
192. It has been raining since the day before yesterday, but it may clear up this afternoon.
从前天到现在一直在下雨, 但是今天下午可能会放晴.《期刊摘选》
193. Look left and right before you cross the road.
左右看一看，然后再过马路。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
194. We'll know before long.
我们很快就会知道了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
195. Marshall has an unwise sexual relationship with other girls before he met Jessica.
遇见杰西卡之前,马歇尔与其他女孩曾有过不当的性交往.《简明英汉词典》
196. After the injury the bones did not articulate as well as before.
受伤后骨的关节不如从前连接的好.《现代英汉综合大词典》
197. Jim tells her he loves her as much as before and gives Della her Christmas present.
吉姆对黛拉说他还是像从前一般地爱她.接著他给黛拉一份圣诞礼物.《期刊摘选》
198. I never knew my lady swooned before.
从前我不知道夫人会头晕.《辞典例句》
199. Then I think learning a foreign language, practice should come before theory.
其次,我认为学习一门外语, 实践要先于理论.《期刊摘选》
200. When coming down, outstanding gram uncle before advanced, the father of Einstein follows at the back.
下来时, 杰克大叔依旧在前, 爱因斯坦的父亲跟在后面.《期刊摘选》
201. They retreated before the enemy.
面对敌人，他们撤退了。《牛津词典》
202. The pages swam before her eyes.
书页仿佛在她眼前晃动。《牛津词典》
203. Just the day before, Kim's doctor had been puzzling over her.
就在前一天, 金的医生还对她的身体状况迷惑不解.《期刊摘选》
204. The lights changed to red before I could get across.
我还没来得及通过，红灯又亮了。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
205. The old man replied, and proceeded on his way as before.
老头儿还了礼, 就仍旧象先前那样,自己往前走去了.《期刊摘选》
206. This disease has acquired a more deadly attribute than previously seen before.
这种疾病所呈现的危害性比先前看到的更致命.《期刊摘选》
207. Something ought to have been done before now.
先前就该采取措施了。《牛津词典》
208. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time.
美国从前曾经击败过它的敌人, 这次我们也能够做到.《期刊摘选》
209. She's lived there since before the war.
她从战前起就一直住在那里。《牛津词典》
210. The week before last we saw Djibril Cisse on the cover of the LFC magazine.
记者:在前几周,我们看到西塞成为LFC杂志的封面人物.《期刊摘选》
211. Test the heat of the water before getting in.
入水之前先试一试水温。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
212. In the days before electronic calculators all children had to learn their tables by hert.
在以前没有电子计算器的时代,孩子们都记得住乘法表.《期刊摘选》
213. So they and departed andthe little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
他们就转身离开那里,妻子,儿女,牲畜,财物都在前头.《期刊摘选》
214. Tom: But I have reserved a room the day before yesterday.
汤姆: 但是我在前天已预定房间了.《期刊摘选》
215. They penetrated into territory where no man had ever gone before.
他们已进入先前没人去过的地区.《简明英汉词典》
216. He has created golf fans out of people who about the game before.
他使先前从不在意高球的人也变成球迷.《期刊摘选》
217. He resented me being promoted before him.
他对我先于他被提升而感到不满.《期刊摘选》
218. She said it before witnesses.
她当着证人的面讲出这事。《牛津词典》
219. They'll be back well before dark.
他们会在天黑以前回来。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
220. Before leaving, he went into his office to fill in the daily time sheet.
离开前，他到自己的办公室填写了日常考勤表。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
221. In chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen.
在国际象棋中,你在移动女王前应该先照看好自己的先前棋局.《期刊摘选》
222. She got old before her time.
她过早地衰老了。《牛津词典》
223. Lifting her skirt, levelling her cane fiercely before her , she began to march across the river.
她撩起裙子, 狠命将手杖平伸在前, 气昂昂地开始过河了.《辞典例句》
224. She became a lawyer as her father had before her.
像她父亲先前一样，她成了一名律师。《牛津词典》
225. Funding agencies note that data paid for with public money should be public information, and the scientific community is recognizing that data can now be shared digitally in ways that were not possible before.
资助机构指出，用公共资金资助得到的数据应该是公共的信息，而且科学界也认识到了现在可以通过数字方式分享数据，这在以前是不可能的。《17年6月六级真题（第一套）| 阅读》
226. Really, you could have told us before.
真是的，其实你大可事先跟我们说一声的。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
227. The development of economy must come before all else.
发展经济必须先于一切.《期刊摘选》
228. I had met Professor Lown before...
我以前见过劳恩教授。《柯林斯高阶英语词典》
229. Interestingly, Sun Zi advocated understanding the weather first before understanding the terrain.
很妙的是孙子主张知天先于知地.《期刊摘选》
230. Before this I always canonized benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and credit as the highest moral criteria.
从前我一直以为仁 、 义 、 忠、信等就是人类最高的道德标准.《期刊摘选》
231. Asas in before I heard the corn here as our ordinary rice.
而早在之前,我就听说,这里的玉米平凡得像我们的水稻.《期刊摘选》
232. We'll know before long (= soon) .
我们很快就会知道了。《牛津词典》
233. She got herself into a real state before the interview.
她面试前格外地焦虑不安。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
234. Leave your keys at reception before departure.
离开前请把钥匙留在服务台。《牛津词典》
235. I didn't know that they had gone the day before.
我不知道他们在前一天就已经走了.《期刊摘选》
实用例句
1. Three days before his death, he joined volunteers at his yearly event to give toys to needy children in Augusta,Georgia.
VOA : special.2010.05.16
2. I want to spend some time on that until we talk about-- before we talk about development of the polio vaccine.
我想多花些时间讨论这个问题,在我们讨论,在我们讨论脊髓灰质炎疫苗的发展之前生物医学工程探索课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
3. Milton wants to write an epic that in some ways comes before, or prevents, the great epics of Homer and Virgil.
弥尔顿想写一首在某种程度上先于，荷马和维吉尔伟大史诗的史诗。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
4. Sara butted in before I had finished.
我还没说完，萨拉就插嘴。
5. The assertion is not that there is no other god, but that Israel will have no other god before Yahweh.
这个主张并不是说这里没有其他的上帝,而是说犹太人不能再有除耶和华以外的神。旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
6. Even before your ferry arrives on the Rock, you will start plotting your getaway.
BBC: A tour of San Franciscos Alcatraz
7. Before contemplating such an extreme step Bob should obtain independent financial advice in writing.
BBC: Pensions posers
8. First,they don't meet in the daytime; they meet either early before light,at dawn, or after dark,at night.
首先，他们不在白天聚会;,要么在天亮前的黎明，要么在天黑后的夜晚。新约课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
9. To me it's about how to live more fully like what we were talking before, in this moment, not an isolation.
对我而言这更多是像之前所说,如何更充实地活，活在当下，不是与世隔绝。人性课程节选 : 普林斯顿公开课
10. The researcher said that before the body begins to freeze, cold can cause changes in brain chemistry which lead to hallucinations.
VOA : special.2010.02.24
11. Before long, we saw another spout, this time a humpback, as it came up for air.
BBC: A wild world off California's coast
12. A major reform of the American system of health care and insurance has moved farther in Congress than ever before.
VOA : special.2009.11.13
13. You'll also notice that this thing goes through the entire list, even if the list is sorted before it gets partway through.
你也能注意到，它始终会遍历列表,甚至列表在排序之前,就是有序的也是这样。计算机科学及编程导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
14. Before then automation controls amounted to electrical cabinets filled with banks of electromechanical switches.
FORBES: Choreographer of the Assembly Line
15. Hirsh did a lot of work for hire before he got to that point.
FORBES: Toon in
16. What if moving to a new job forces you to sell before two years?
FORBES: Serial Homesteading
17. However, she said work done before 2009 was partly responsible for the allegations coming to light.
BBC: Telford faces up to child sex abuse cases
18. The writers of the study have called for stronger rules requiring cattle to be treated before being sold at market.
VOA : special.2010.01.04
19. Would anybody volunteer to say a sentence, non obscene, non derogatory, that has never been spoken before on earth, ever?
有没有人自愿说个句子,不能是下流的,不敬的,得是世上从未有人说过的句子心理学导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
20. I told you before.
我早就告诉你了。
21. Atari got cold feet, and dropped the idea -- and the game -- before completion.
ENGADGET: blogger-avatar
22. Venture folks have seen a market across the board turn sour on them before.
FORBES: Venture Vetting
23. Owen paled before Richard's glare.
在理查德的瞪视下，欧文脸色苍白。
24. Milton surveys the wealth of literary tradition before him, and he resists its allure without the help of any human guide.
弥尔顿在他之前就调查过文学传统的宝藏，他在没有人帮助的情况下抗拒了这一诱惑。弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
25. Mr Entwistle had said the report had gone through management and legal checks before broadcast.
BBC: needs 'radical overhaul', says Lord Patten
26. They've both been about artist - "Basquiat and - goodness - "Before Night Falls.
NPR: A Beautiful Movie: 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'
27. Police later raided the flat just before Nesbitt and his partner were going to bed.
BBC: Lawyer Gerard Nesbitt jailed over 31kg cannabis haul
28. What was neat about it is before that time, the predominant species to use for air conditioning or refrigeration was ammonia.
在这之前是很整洁的，之前最主要的用于空调或者冰箱的,物质是氨。固态化学导论课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
29. I mean, you may not understand it with algebra before but some of these sorts of pictures have you seen before?
我是说可能代数部分你没看懂,但你们以前见过类似的图像吧博弈论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
30. Then he noted that Shkreli was a hedge fund manager before he took over Turing.
CNN: Donald Trump to unveil his tax plan next week - CNNPolitics.com
31. It was Richard Nixon who brought home most of the troops before South Vietnam fell to the north in nineteen seventy-five.
VOA : special.2009.08.16
32. Take the turn off for the Kaluakoi Resort before Maunaloa and head south.
BBC: Hawaiis hush-hush getaway
33. Both became lawyers. They each served in the Illinois state legislature before serving one term in the United States Congress.
VOA : special.2009.07.24
34. He launched Gear the following year, whose circulation crested at 500, 000 before folding in 2003.
FORBES: Another Spin For Guccione
35. Expect the NFL to extend their collective bargaining agreement before the 2006 season starts.
FORBES: Kurt Badenhausen On Sports
36. In the weeks before her death she won her twenty-ninth Blues Music Award, the most for any artist ever.
VOA : special.2009.06.12
37. Well, let's just give a teaser of some of the details before we move on to actual interesting functionality.
在转去介绍,其他更实际有趣的知识前,我先让大家注意一个小细节。计算机科学课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
38. Before an estimated crowd of some 6, 000 people, the Trojans beat Greeneville Devils 28-3.
CNN: Students dress like Superman to remember football player
39. To avoid contaminating the little critters, scientists have to shower and scrub before entering mouse quarters.
FORBES: Crossbreed
40. Neither group will be able to grasp the full situation before the program begins to unravel.
FORBES: Briefing Book: A. Michael Lipper
41. Lucky for the laggards, there are some advantages to having waited before jumping online.
FORBES: Better Late Than Never
42. I mean it's understandable-- this was before 1879 which was when Red Cliff was founded, and long before Harvard became co-ed.
这是可以理解的-,那是1879年之前，雷德克利夫学院还没成立，远在哈佛成为男女合校之前。幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
43. Here are few things to consider before you make gold a part of your investment portfolio.
FORBES: Gold Investing: An Owner's Manual
44. He was interested in British Common Law, because his family had come to America from England many years before.
VOA : special.2009.04.29
45. And interesting, too, Alex, that--we've been down this path before with these two presidents.
NPR: Bush Warns of Disruption to U.S. Oil Supply
46. He never said a word, but before our eyes he started to sweat profusely.
FORBES: Kindness At The Office
47. Greek officials admitted they were alerted before the attacks took place.
希腊官员承认在袭击发生前他们接到了警报。
48. Work should begin later this year with phase one complete before the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
BBC: George Square revamp: Six designs on display
49. Many of those figures who belong to the New Critics did much of their important work before they arrived at Yale.
很多来自新批评派的名人,在到耶鲁教书前就已经做了很多重要的工作。文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
50. The task now for Scotland is to win their remaining friendly matches before the competition starts.
BBC: Confidence is key for Scotland
51. Gather and tie the leaves over the head, and do not wait for the buds to separate before harvesting.
VOA : special.2010.03.09
52. It is always a good idea to keep a lot of necessary supplies in the home even before winter begins.
VOA : special.2010.01.05
53. Another is the admonition not to throw your pearls before swine, not to preach to those who can't hear, or won't be perceptive.
第二个是一句警句：,不要在猪的面前乱扔你的珍珠，不要对那些失聪者，和不可感化者布道。1945年后的美国小说课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
54. It is noted that the completed application must reach UNESCO before 30 April of each year.
UNESCO: Join The Network
55. Spreading mulch before the ground has frozen may attract small animals searching for a warm place to spend the winter.
VOA : special.2009.06.30
56. Decreases in barometric pressure two to three days before the visit also appeared to trigger headaches, but to a lesser extent.
VOA : special.2009.03.18
57. He grew up in the Llanharan area of south Wales before moving to Wrexham.
BBC: Jamie Shadrake: Wrexham funeral for Afghanistan soldier
58. Her doctor is waiting for the results of some tests taken this week before starting treatment.
NEWSWEEK: Culture
59. This week America's top military officer expressed support for the proposal at a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
VOA : special.2010.02.06
60. Yeats is talking about an event that has brought forth destruction, destruction of the world before the Easter Uprising.
叶芝描绘了这样一个事件,它带来了毁灭，对复活节前世界的毁灭。现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
61. She'd never done Pilates before.
她以前从未练过普拉提。
62. They were told to use the gels twelve hours before sexual intercourse and again within twelve hours after sex.
VOA : special.2010.07.21
63. During oral arguments before the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Seth Waxman acknowledged it is.
FORBES: Just say, "No comment"
64. And we're data junkies, so we like to get a lot of data before we make a big decision like that.
我们是数据控，所以一般先收集很多数据,在做重大决定的时候。戴尔CEO-Michael.Dell谈创业和发展课程节选 : 斯坦福公开课
65. They announced a truce the other day and the ink's hardly dry before they start shooting.
NPR: Gaza Cease-Fire Disrupted by Gun Battle
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