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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | before conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (at an earlier time than) | 在…以前
zài … yǐ qián | | | He could drive a car before he learned how to ride a bike. Simon threw the newspaper in the trash before I had a chance to read it. | | | 学会骑自行车之前，他就会开车了。 我还没来得及读，西蒙就把报纸扔垃圾桶了。 | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (earlier than) (时间) | 在…之前
zài … zhī qián | | | You should finish your homework before dinner. | | | 你应该在晚饭前完成家庭作业。 | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (preceding in order) (顺序) | 在…之前
zài … zhī qián | | | The letter 'b' comes before the letter 'c'. | | | 字母 ”b" 在字母 “c" 之前。 | | before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in the past) | 过去
guò qù | | | | 以前
yǐ qián | | | | 过往
guò wǎng | | | Have you been here before? | | | 你以前来过这儿吗？ | | before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (earlier, sooner) | 较早
| | | | 早点
| | | I would have written before, but I didn't have your new address. | | | 我本该早点给你写信的，但没有你的新地址。 | | | | 其他翻译 | | before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (ahead, in front) | 在前
zài qián | | | | 先
xiān | | | You go before and I'll follow. | | before conjconjunction: Connects words, clauses, and sentences--for example, "and," "but," "because," "in order that." | (rather than) | 宁愿…也不愿…
nìng yuàn yě bú yuàn | | | | 宁可…而不愿…
nìng kě ér bú yuàn | | | I would die before I would criticize her. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in front of) | 在…前面
zài … qián miàn | | | He stood before the crowd and raised his arms. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (awaiting, in future) | 有待于…去完成
yǒu dài yú qù wán chéng | | | She has her whole career before her. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (rather than) | 而不…
ér bú | | | | （与其…）宁可…
yǔ qí nìng kě | | | Personally, I'd eat pizza before caviar or truffles. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (preceding in rank) | （等级上）在…之前
děng jí shàng zài zhī qián | | | | 先于…
xiān yú … | | | | 优于…
yōu yú … | | | Aces come before kings in this game. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in sight of) | 当着…的面
dāng zhe de miàn | | | | 在…面前
zài miàn qián | | | The queen asked that the duke to be brought before her. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in the jurisdiction of) (法律) | 由…审判，提交…，呈现到…前
| | | His case was brought before the International Court of Justice. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in the face of) | 面对…
miàn duì | | | | 面临
miàn lín | | | He always backs out before a difficult task. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (in the presence of) | 在…面前
zài miàn qián | | | Before God I declare that I will always tell the truth. | | before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (without considering) | 在…前
zài qián | | | | 在将…纳入考虑前
zài jiāng nà rù kǎo lǜ qián | | | Their earnings before tax have doubled this year. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 动词短语 | | come before [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (appear in court) | 出（庭）
| | | The defendant came before the court for sentencing. | | come before [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | (appear in court) | 出庭面对（法官）
| | | Miller came before the judge two months after pleading guilty to assault. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | | before an audience advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in front of people) | 大庭广众之下
dà tíng guǎng zhòng zhī xià | | | | 在人们面前
zài rén mén miàn qián | | | I hate speaking before an audience; I get stage fright and stammer over my words. | | before its time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (prematurely) (胎儿) | 早产
| | | The baby was born before its time. | | before its time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (precociously) | 过早地
guò zǎo de | | | | 比正常时间提前
| | | Parents should not try to force a child to walk before its time. | | before long advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (soon) | 不久
bù jiǔ | | | | 在不久的将来
zài bù jiǔ de jiāng lái | | | Spring should be coming before long. | | before noon advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in advance of midday) | 午前
wǔ qián | | | I'll take my walk before noon so I'll be home in time for lunch. I hope you can arrive before noon. | | before now advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (previously) | 早先
zǎo xiān | | | | 早前
zǎo qián | | | | 以前
yǐ qián | | | Before now, I had never really been in love! | | before that advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (prior to a given occasion) | 在…之前
zài … zhī qián | | | I started wearing glasses a couple of years ago; before that I wore contact lenses for 40 years. | | before the court advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in front of a tribunal) | 在法庭上
zài fǎ tíng shàng | | | | 在法官面前
zài fǎ guān miàn qián | | | I'm going to testify before the court on Wednesday. | | before the fact advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (beforehand) (法律) | 作案前
zuò àn qián | | | By acting before the fact, a company can save time and money by anticipating problems. | | before the Flood advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | figurative (long ago) (比喻) | 远古洪荒之前，很久以前
| | before the judge advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in court) | 在法庭上
zài fǎ tíng shàng | | before the judge advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in front of a magistrate) | 在法官面前
zài fǎ guān miàn qián | | before you know it exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (rapidly, soon) | 不知不觉间
| | | Christmas will be here before you know it. | before your eyes,
right before your eyes,
before your very eyes advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (right in front of you) | 就在眼面前
| | | | 当着…的面
dāng zhe de miàn | | | His father was murdered right before his eyes. | | before your time advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (before your birth or involvement with [sth]) | 在你出生前
zài nǐ chū shēng qián | | | | 在你卷入某事之前
zài nǐ juǎn rù mǒu shì zhī qián | | | I remember the day President Kennedy was shot -- but that's before your time. | | best before [sth] adj + prep | (food: fresh until a specified date) | 在…前最佳
| | | Milk is best before the expiration date. | | best before exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (warning on food packaging) | 保质期
bǎo zhì qī | | | The label on the tin says, "Best before 09.09.2018". | | best-before date nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (expiration) | 此日期前最佳，最佳食用日期
| | bow down before vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (bow in extreme deference to) (本义) | 向…鞠躬
xiàng jū gōng | | | It is customary to bow down before the Emperor of Japan. | | bow down before vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (show deference to) (比喻) | 对…表示敬意
duì biǎo shì jìng yì | | | He is so arrogant, the thinks everyone should bow down before him. | | bring before vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (take: to court) | 把…带上法庭受审
bǎ dài shàng fǎ tíng shòu shěn | | | | 提审
tí shěn | | | The Senator was brought before the High Court on charges of racketeering. | | calm before the storm nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (quiet period before [sth] turbulent) | 暴风雨前的平静
bào fēng yǔ qián de píng jìng | | | | 大事件（如动荡等）之前的平静
dà shì jiàn （ rú dòng dàng děng ） zhī qián de píng jìng | | | Mary's much too quiet. I fear it's the calm before the storm. | | come before [sth] vi + prep | (precede) | 出现在…之前
| | | The number 2 comes before 3, and 4 comes before 5. | | come before [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be more important than) | 优先于
yōu xiān yú | | | | 比…更重要
bǐ gèng zhòng yào | | | The welfare of my family comes before anything else. | dangle [sth] in front of [sb],
dangle [sth] before [sb] vtr + prep | figurative, informal (offer as incentive) | 拿某物来诱惑某人
| | | | 用某物来吊某人的胃口
| | | Dangle a raise in front of him and see what happens. The boss dangled extra overtime pay before the employees for working on the holiday. | | | 用加薪来吊他的胃口，看看会怎样。为了让雇员节假日上班，老板拿额外加班费来诱惑大家。 | | day before nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (previous day) | 前一天
qián yì tiān | | ever before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (at any point previously) | 以前
yǐ qián | | | | 从前
cóng qián | | | Women are choosing to stay single more than ever before. | | go before [sth/sb] vi + adv | (precede) | 走在…的前面
| | | The travel guides go before the tourist group. | | go before vi + adv | (exist or happen previously) | 发生（或存在）于过去
| | | This discovery eclipses everything that has gone before. | | go before the bar v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (appear in court) (法律) | 上法庭
shàng fǎ tíng | | | The prosecutor in the Smith case will go before the bar on ethics charges. | | just before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (a moment prior to) | 就在…之前
jiù zài zhī qián | | | | 在…前刚刚
zài qián gāng gāng | | | I like to have a hot bath just before I go to bed. | | look before you leap interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | proverb (be aware of the risks involved in [sth]) (谚语) | 三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng | | | You need to look before you leap before investing in a new business. | | once before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on one previous occasion) | 曾经，有一次
| | put the cart before the horse v | figurative (act prematurely) (比喻) | 本末倒置，前后颠倒，不分主次
| | | Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse. | | right before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (just prior to) | 就在刚刚
jiù zài gāng gāng | | | I'll see you right before the big meeting. | | set before vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (place in front of) (本义) | 置于…之前
zhì yú zhī qián | | | At about 3 months, a baby begins to focus its eyes on objects set before him. | | the day before nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (a day earlier, the previous day) | 前一天
qián yì tiān | | the day before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (a day earlier, on the previous day) | 前一天
qián yì tiān | | the day before yesterday nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (two days ago) | 前天
| | | The day before yesterday was my birthday. | | the day before yesterday advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (two days ago) | 前天
| | | I haven't seen him since the day before yesterday. | | the night before nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (previous night or evening) | 昨天晚上
| | the night before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (on the previous night or evening) | 昨天晚上
| | two days before preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (two days prior to) | 在…前两天
zài qián liǎng tiān | | | Unfortunately, the hurricane struck two days before their wedding. | | two days before advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (two days earlier) | 两天前
liǎng tiān qián | | | I was waiting for her when she arrived, having got there two days before. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: before [ bI'f%:*] I prep 1 ( in time) 之前 zhīqián- just before Christmas
就在圣(聖)诞(誕)节(節)前 jiù zài shèngdànjié qián
2 ( frm: in front of, ahead of) 在…前面 zài…qiánmian- They stopped before a large white house.
他们(們)在一座大白房子前面停了下来(來)。 Tāmen zài yī zuò dà bái fángzi qiánmian tíngle xià lái.
- the duty which lay before me
摆(擺)在我面前的职(職)责(責) bǎi zài wǒ miànqián de zhízé
II conj ( in time) 在…之前 zài…zhīqián- Can I see you before you leave?
你走之前，我去看你，好吗(嗎)？ Nǐ zǒu zhīqián，wǒ qù kàn nǐ，hǎo ma？
III adv ( time) 以前 yǐqián- Have you been to Greece before?
你以前去过(過)希腊(臘)吗(嗎)？ Nǐ yǐqián qùguo Xīlà ma？
- before doing sth
在做某事之前 zài zuò mǒushì zhīqián - the day/week before
前一天/上一个(個)星期 qián yī tiān/shàng yī gè xīngqī - I've never seen it before
我以前从(從)没(沒)见(見)过(過) wǒ yǐqián cóng méi jiànguo
在这些条目还发现'before'： 在英文解释里： a - a quarter till - a quarter to - above - advance payment - advanced payment - ahead - already - an - ante - antebellum - antediluvian - antenatal - anticipate - appear - appetizer - at the end - base price - batch - BC - BCE - be followed by - beat - beauty sleep - bedtime story - before your time - better than ever - blessing - bucket list - buildup - bullet point - by now - by the end - by the time - by then - by this time - calm before the storm - clear your throat - comply - countdown - death throes - delay - dim sum - dying words - earliest - early - early bird - early death - early retirement - entrée 中文： 以前 - 之 - 之前 - 事前 - 以往 - 先 - 先前 - 凌晨 - 前天 - 前年 - 没有过 - 照样 - 生前 - 第 - 被 - 解放前 |