before
名词 n.
副词 adv.
介词 prep.
连词 conj.
英 /bɪˈfɔː/
美 /bɪˈfoɹ/|/biˈfoɹ/|/bəˈfoɹ/|/bɪˈfoː/
英文释义
名词 n.
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Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference before a specified treatment.
— On the left of the double column of photographs are the “befores.” Look at them! Fine boys all, yet here is an unformed mouth; there, a fine face just missing strength by a slight over-plumpness of feature; below, a clever face just a shade too “smart”; on the next page, a form too slight and beginning to stoop. On the right are the “afters.”
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That which occurred or existed previously.
— As all are commanded to yield like the mummy when the dung beetle rolls the sun / before all the befores of the trillion nights past night and day / though I knew that the broken receding mouth of the Sphinx had nothing to add / of resurrection in the history of its grimace.
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A previous form or instance.
— A big wind blew all their befores away. Impacted teeth grew over their names. Even the lines in their hands unraveled, these are the lines they stand in to ask for their hands back.
副词 adv.
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At an earlier time.
— I've never done this before.
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In advance in position or sequence; ahead.
— We walked behind while they went before.
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At the front end.
— When people call this beast to mind, They marvel more and more At such a little tail behind, So LARGE a trunk before.
介词 prep.
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Earlier than (in time).
— I want this done before Monday.
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In front of in space.
— He stood before me.
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In the presence of.
— He performed before the troops in North Africa.
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Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
— The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.
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In store for, in the future of (someone).
— Your whole life is before you.
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In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
— In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog", "canine" before feline".
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At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
— An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, and amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.
连词 conj.
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In advance of the time when.
— Near-synonym: no later than
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Rather or sooner than.
— I'll die before I('ll) tell you anything about it.
词汇关系
衍生词
accessary before the fact
accessory before the fact
age before beauty
a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on
before-and-after
before and after
beforecited
before dark
before GTA 6
beforehand
before image journal
before it was cool
before long
beforely
beforemath
beforementioned
before-mentioned
beforenamed
beforeness
beforenoon
before one can blink
before one knows it
before one knows where one is
before one's eyes
beforesaid
before someone's time
beforestated
before the fact
before the ink had time to dry
before the ink was dry
before the mast
beforetime
before times
before you can say Jack Robinson
before you can say knife
best before
best-before date
best before date
boldly go where no man has gone before
bow down before the porcelain god
bros before hoes
bros before hos
business before pleasure
calm before the storm
carry all before one
carry everything before one
carry the world before one
cast pearls before swine
check yourself before you wreck yourself
chicks before dicks
come before
crawl before one can walk
crawl before one walks
cross a bridge before one comes to it
day before yesterday
dicks before chicks
don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched
don't count your chickens before they're hatched
don't count your chickens before they've hatched
feels before reals
fingers were made before forks
halloo before one is out of the wood
hereinbefore
hoes before bros
in before
it is always darkest before the dawn
it is always darkest just before the dawn
it is darkest before the dawn
it is darkest just before the dawn
I've never heard it called that before
jump before one is pushed
kneel before
know how to walk before one can run
land before time
learn to walk before one can run
leg before
leg before wicket
lie before
look before one leaps
lull before the storm
make-before-break
milk before meat
misters before sisters
morning after the night before
not before time
nothing is said that has not been said before
one's father was born before one
pearls before swine
pride comes before a fall
pride comes before the fall
pride cometh before a fall
pride goes before a fall
pride goeth before a fall
pride wenteth before a fall
put before
put the cart before the horse
run before
sisters before misters
tears before bedtime
the darkest hour is always just before the dawn
the darkest hour is just before the dawn
the day before
the mixture as before
the night before last
therebefore
thereinbefore
the same mixture as before
throw pearls before swine
time before time
whereinbefore
wrap it before you tap it
you must spoil before you spin
词源
词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
词源 4
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
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