before的读音

1. 在...以前
2. 与其...宁可

1. 在前，向前
2. 较早
3. 以前，以往，已经

1. 以前的事情

1. （指时间）在...以前
2. （指位置）在...前面，面对着
3. （指次序、重要性等）在...之前，先于
4. （宁可...而）不愿...
5. 由...考虑中
6. 等待着...，有待于...去完成
7. 在未扣除…之前

1. (表示位置)在…前面 in front of
2. (表示时间)先于,在…以前 earlier than; preceding in time
3. (表示顺序)在…之前 at an earlier point in an order than; ahead of
4. (表示比较)优于,先于 occupying a superior place in order of precedence or importance
5. (表示选择)与其…宁可 in preference (to), rather than

1. 在…之前 earlier than the time

1. 先前; 从前; 以前 at an earlier time; already; formerly
2. 在前，在前面 in the front
3. 到前面 forward

1. earlier in time; previously;

   "I had known her before"
   "as I said before"
   "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"
   "her parents had died four years earlier"
   "I mentioned that problem earlier"
   

2. at or in the front;

   "I see the lights of a town ahead"
   "the road ahead is foggy"
   "staring straight ahead"
   "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"
   "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
   

1. The man standing before the blackboard is our English teacher.
   站在黑板前面的那个人是我们的英语老师。
2. We got up before sunrise.
   我们在太阳升起之前起床。
3. Before crossing the road, you should have a look at both ways.
   过马路之前,你应该看看路的两边。
4. Quality comes before quantity.
   品质优于数量。
5. We must stop and rest before going any farther.
   我们必须停下来休息一下再向前去。
6. You must pay attention to this problem before every thing.
   你应该首先注意这个问题。
7. The criminal case comes before the court.
   那桩刑事案件已送法院审理。
8. Great sums of money were placed before the scientists by the government.
   政府为科学家们提供了大笔的经费。
9. What do you earn before tax?
   在未缴税前你的收入是多少?
10. He would die before betraying his country.
    他宁愿一死,也不肯叛国。

1. Be a pupil before you become a teacher.
   先做学生,再做老师。
2. He will come to see you before he leaves Beijing.
   他离开北京之前会来看你的。
3. It will be some time before we know the full results.
   还要过一些时间我们才能知道全部结果。
4. It will be eight years before we meet.
   八年以后我们才能相见。
5. His father died before he was born.
   他父亲在他出世以前就去世了。
6. He had left for the United States just before the letter arrived.
   他恰好在信到之前去美国了。
7. She died before she reached the hospital.
   她还没有到医院就死了。
8. I had barely come in before the telephone rang.
   我刚进来,电话就响了。
9. Barely had she sat down before the play began.
   她刚坐下,戏就开始了。
10. We had scarcely left the house,before it began to rain.
    我们刚刚离家，天就下起雨来。
11. I will die before I'd surrender.
    我宁愿死也不投降。
12. He'd sit alone in the dark before he'd watch TV.
    他宁愿一个人在黑暗里坐着也不看电视。
13. We must stop and rest before going any farther.
    我们必须停下来休息一下再向前走。

1. We saw that film before.
   那部电影我们以前看过。
2. I (have) read the book before.
   我以前读过这本书。
3. It came across my mind that I had met him somewhere before.
   我突然意识到我曾在什么地方见过他。

交通

before

B：Let the people (off/ get off/ disembark from) the trainbefore you get on.
让别人（先下/先下来/先下车）你再上去。

A：I see, that makes more sense, doesn’t it?
我知道。这样更合理，不是吗？

A going concern-(赢利企业)

before什么意思

A：What's your overseas branch factory going?
你海外的分厂进展如何？

B：Not very good at first. It has been two yearsbefore it becomes a going concern.
开始不太理想，直到两年以后才开始赢利。

A：Once you break the ice, it will be better and better.
一旦打开局面，肯定会越来越好的。

B：I hope so.
但愿如此。

Leaving a little early-(早退)

before

A：Could I trouble you for a minute, Mr. Graham?
能打扰一下吗，格雷厄姆先生？

B：Sure, Emily. How can I help you?
没问题，爱米丽。我能帮你什么？

A：I would like to leave a few minutes early today. Would that be all right?
我今天想早走几分钟，可以吗？

B：That’s fine, as long as you can get that report typed upbefore you leave.
可以。只要你走之前把那份报告打完就成。

铃还没响，同学们就走出去了。

误 The students went out before the bell didn't ring.

正 The students went out before the bell rang.

before引导的时间状语从句不能用于否定句。