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BNC: 198 COCA: 219

before

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be·fore1 /bɪˈfɔː $ -ˈfɔːr/ ●●● S1 W1 conjunction
1  BEFOREearlier than a particular event or action 在…以前 OPP after
Say goodbye before you go.
你走之前要告别。
I saw her a few days before she died.
她去世的前幾天我見過她。
2  PREVENTso that something does not or cannot happen 在…發生之前，以防
Put that money somewhere safe before it gets stolen.
把那些錢放在安全的地方，以防被竊。
That dog ought to be destroyed before it attacks any more children.
那條狗應該宰掉，免得它傷害更多的孩子。
Before I could say anything more, Holmes had rushed off towards the station.
沒等我把話說完，福爾摩斯已經急匆匆離去，直奔車站了。
3  used to say that something happens after a period of time …之後才
It was several minutes before we realised what was happening.
幾分鐘以後我們才明白發生了什麽事情。
It will be a while before we know the results.
我們要過一會兒才能知道結果。
4  used to say that something must happen in order for something else to be possible 在…之前〔必須做某事〕，…之後才能
You have to pass a test before you can get a licence.
你得通過考試才能拿到執照。
5  THREATEN spoken used to warn someone that something bad will happen to them if they do not do something 要不然，否則〔表示警告〕
Get out before I call the police!
滾出去，要不然我叫警察了！
6  BEFOREused to emphasize that someone does not want to do something 〔甯可…〕也不願
She would die before she would admit she was wrong.
她死也不肯承認自己有錯。
5 GRAMMAR 語法
In a clause beginning with before that refers to the future, use the present tense or present perfect, not 'will' 在以before開頭的表示將來的分句中，要用現在式或現在完成式，而不用will
I want to get home before it rains (NOT before it will rain).
我想在下雨前趕回家。
n GRAMMAR: Choosing the right tense
You use the present simple with before to talk about a future event. Don’t use ‘will’. You say:
I want to get home before it rains.
我想在下雨前趕回家。
✗Don’t say: before it will rain
Examples from the Corpus
before• We don't know how long it'll be before I get the cast off my arm.• Take that dog indoors before it bites somebody.• Lock up your bike before it gets stolen.• There's a lot to do before we can submit the proposal.• It will be a few days before we know the full results.• Before you get angry, try and remember what it was like to be fifteen.• Anthony wants to see you before you go.
before2 ●●● S1 W1 prepositionprep
1  BEFOREearlier than something or someone 〔時間上〕在…以前 OPP after
The new road should be completed before the end of the year.
這條新公路應該在年底前完工。
Let’s meet at our house before the show.
看演出前在我們家碰頭吧。
Larry arrived home before me.
拉裏在我之前到家。
five minutes/two hours etc before something
Hugh arrived just five minutes before the ceremony.
修在儀式開始前五分鐘才到。
before doing something
I usually take a shower before having my breakfast.
我通常先洗個澡再吃早餐。
We only got back from Scotland the day before yesterday (=two days ago).
我們前天才從蘇格蘭回來。
Other students joined in the protest, and before long (=soon) there was a crowd of 200 or so.
其他學生也加入了抗議隊伍，不久就有200人左右了。
2  BEFOREahead of someone or something else in a list or order 〔名單或次序上〕較…爲先，在…之前 OPP after
You were before me in the queue.
你排在我前面。
The files are in alphabetical order, so B1 comes before C1.
文件是按字母順序擺放的，所以B1在C1之前。
3  FRONTused to say that something happens where it can be watched by people 在…面前，當着…的面 SYN in front of
Italy will face Brazil this afternoon before a crowd of 100,000 spectators.
今天下午意大利隊將在10萬名觀衆面前迎戰巴西隊。
an actor who had performed before the Queen
曾在女王面前獻演的一名演員
4  SHOW/LET somebody SEE somethingused to say that someone or something comes to be judged or considered by a person or group of people 擺在…面前；供…考慮
The proposal was put before the planning committee.
提議已交計劃委員會審議。
5  IMPORTANTused to say that one thing or person is considered more important than another 〔重要性〕在…之前，比…更重要
I put my wife and kids before anyone else.
我把妻子和孩子看得比任何人都重要。
In the air transport business, safety must always come before profit.
在航空業中，安全必須始終放在盈利之前。
6  formalFRONT in front of something or someone 在…前面
The priest stood before the altar.
牧師站在聖壇前面。
The sea stretched out before them.
他們面前是一望無際的大海。
7  FRONTif one place is before another place on a road or journey, the first place is nearer to you than the second, so you will reach it first 〔路上或旅途中的某個地方〕在〔另一個地方〕前面 OPP after
The pub is 100 metres before the church on the right.
小酒館在不到教堂100米處靠右側的地方。
the last station before the Simplon Tunnel
到辛普龍隧道前的最後一站
8  formalDO if there is a job or situation before you, you will have to do the job or face the situation 〔工作或局面〕擺在…面前 SYN ahead of
The task of emptying the house lay before us.
我們面前的任務是把房子騰空。
9  formalBEFORE if a period of time is before you, it is about to start and you can do what you want during it 〔指一段時間〕臨近 SYN in front of
We had a glorious summer afternoon before us to do as we pleased.
我們有一個陽光燦爛的夏日下午做自己喜歡的事。
You have your whole life before you.
你有一生的時間随你享用。
 THESAURUS
before earlier than something or someone 〔時間上〕在…以前
She could read before she started school.
她在上學前就會閱讀了。
Do you want to have a shower before me?
你想在我之前先洗澡嗎？
prior to formal before something happens 早於，先於
Please arrive at the airport two hours prior to departure.
請在飛機起飛前兩小時到達機場。
by no later than a particular time or date 在〔某一特定時間或日期〕之前，不遲於
The children are usually in bed by 9 o'clock.
孩子們一般在9點鐘之前上床。
nWe have to be out of our hotel room by 10 o'clock.
earlier before now, or before the time you are talking about 早些時候，早先
I saw her earlier.
我先前見過她的。
I had sent the letter earlier in the week.
那個星期早些時候我把信寄出了。
previously before now, or before a time in the past 以前，先前
He previously worked as an electrician.
他以前做過電工。
nThe show starred a previously unknown actress called Jennifer Aniston.
in advance before something happens – used especially when talking about the arrangements for something 預先，提前〔尤用於某事的安排〕
Let me know in advance if you are going to be late.
你要晚到的話提前告訴我。
The landlord wants three months’ rent in advance.
房東要求預付三個月的租金。
beforehand (also ahead of time) before something happens, especially so that you are ready 事先，預先〔尤指便於準備〕
I wish we had known about all this beforehand.
要是我們預先知道這一切就好了。
nIt’s always best to decide beforehand how much you want to pay.
Examples from the Corpus
before• Call me back before 5.30.• My son is most important - he comes before anyone.• I visited them just before Christmas.• Our daughter was born just before Christmas.• No cookies before dinner, Andy.• Islington station is one stop before Finsbury Park on the Victoria Line.• You should go, before John gets back.• I think you were before me in line, weren't you?• Denise got there before me.• Quality should come before quantity.• The priest knelt before the altar.• She gave a presentation before the board of directors.• The proposal came before the city council a year ago.• She trembled before the prospect of meeting him again.• Turn left just before the traffic lights.• The highway stretched out before them.• We had the whole summer before us.• This lady was before you, sir.
before doing something• We lived in Ogden before moving to Salt Lake City.
before3 ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv
1  BEFOREat an earlier time 先前，從前，以前
Haven’t I met you before somewhere?
我以前在哪兒見過你嗎？
Never before had he seen so many people starving.
他以前從未見過這麽多的人在挨餓。
She looked just the same as before.
她看上去就和以前一樣。
2  the day/week/month etc before the previous day, week, month etc 前一天/一個星期/一個月等 OPP after
She was in Paris last week and in Rome the week before.
她上個星期在巴黎，前一個星期在羅馬。
Examples from the Corpus
the day/week/month etc before• If she laid at dawn, like most birds, she would have to have prepared the day before.• The observers of gonorrhoea in the days before effective treatment was available vividly described the symptoms of acute gonococcal urethritis.• Barbara Walters found time the week before her swirl of Inaugural engagements as the date of Sen.• The move came the day before high school players are allowed to sign letters-of-intent with college programs.• And he also had long discussions with the actors when they rehearsed the dialogue during the week before shooting began.• The final winner will be announced the week before Super Bowl.• That is equivalent to the day before Thanksgiving, Black Wednesday, in industry parlance.• Even the day before the King died!
3  FRONT old use ahead of someone or something else 在前面
The king’s herald walked before.
國王的傳令官走在前面。
Examples from the Corpus
before• I've never been to this restaurant before.• I had never seen such an ugly baby before.• I know I've seen him somewhere before.• Sheila and I became friends in 1995, although we had actually met several years before.• The king's guards walked before.• Wendell had never been on a plane before.• But Garvey and Lucie had to clown more than before.• This was a different Fernando from the one she had loved so passionately before.
Origin before2
Old English beforan, from foran “before”, from fore; → FORE-
BNC: 198 COCA: 219
BNC: 198 COCA: 219
BNC: 198 COCA: 219

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