before

常見例句

用作介詞 (prep.)

• The man standing before the blackboard is our English teacher.
  站在黑板前面的那個人是我們的英語老師。
• We got up before sunrise.
  我們在太陽升起之前起床。
• Before crossing the road, you should have a look at both ways.
  過馬路之前,你應(yīng)該看看路的兩邊。
• Quality comes before quantity.
  品質(zhì)優(yōu)于數(shù)量。
• We must stop and rest before going any farther.
  我們必須停下來休息一下再向前去。
• You must pay attention to this problem before every thing.
  你應(yīng)該首先注意這個問題。
• The criminal case comes before the court.
  那樁刑事案件已送法院審理。
• Great sums of money were placed before the scientists by the government.
  政府為科學(xué)家們提供了大筆的經(jīng)費。
• What do you earn before tax?
  在未繳稅前你的收入是多少?
• He would die before betraying his country.
  他寧愿一死,也不肯叛國。

用作連詞 (conj.)

• Be a pupil before you become a teacher.
  先做學(xué)生,再做老師。
• He will come to see you before he leaves Beijing.
  他離開北京之前會來看你的。
• It will be some time before we know the full results.
  還要過一些時間我們才能知道全部結(jié)果。
• It will be eight years before we meet.
  八年以后我們才能相見。
• His father died before he was born.
  他父親在他出世以前就去世了。
• He had left for the United States just before the letter arrived.
  他恰好在信到之前去美國了。
• She died before she reached the hospital.
  她還沒有到醫(yī)院就死了。
• I had barely come in before the telephone rang.
  我剛進來,電話就響了。
• Barely had she sat down before the play began.
  她剛坐下,戲就開始了。
• We had scarcely left the house,before it began to rain.
  我們剛剛離家，天就下起雨來。
• I will die before I'd surrender.
  我寧愿死也不投降。
• He'd sit alone in the dark before he'd watch TV.
  他寧愿一個人在黑暗里坐著也不看電視。
• We must stop and rest before going any farther.
  我們必須停下來休息一下再向前走。

用作副詞 (adv.)

• We saw that film before.
  那部電影我們以前看過。
• I (have) read the book before.
  我以前讀過這本書。
• It came across my mind that I had met him somewhere before.
  我突然意識到我曾在什么地方見過他。

更多例句

• The Koran recommends fasting as a penance before pilgrimages.
  《古蘭經(jīng)》勸告人們在朝圣前齋戒，以作為一種補贖。
• You have to pay your outstanding bill before joining the scheme.
  在參加該項目之前必須結(jié)清余賬。
• Wash your hands thoroughly with hot soapy water before handling any food.
  在拿吃的之前，用熱肥皂水把手好好地洗干凈。
• The stew must be boiled up before serving.
  燉肉必須煮熟才能上桌.
• She doesn't like to make a scene before strangers.
  當(dāng)著生人的面,她不愿大吵大鬧.
• One way and another I'm going to finish this work before the end of the month.
  無論如何,我打算在本月完成這項工作.
• If you speed up your work, we can finish before it is dark.
  要是你加緊, 我們可以在天黑前結(jié)束工作.
• Cranes take from four to seven years to mature before they pair up.
  鶴要4至7歲才成熟交配.
• Never before have I heard this song sung in chorus.
  我從來沒有聽過這首歌的合唱.
• We should prevent others cashing in before we've time to market the product.
  我們應(yīng)該防止別人在我們沒有來得及在市場上銷售這產(chǎn)品之前大撈一筆.
• Never before had he felt himself so powerfully attracted to the idea.
  他從沒有像現(xiàn)在這樣熱衷于這個想法.
• I had a medical checkup before going abroad.
  我在出國前作了一次體格檢查.
• Jim appeared a few minutes before the end of the party.
  吉姆在晚會結(jié)束前幾分鐘才露面.
• A vast expanse of golden crops lay before us.
  我們眼前展現(xiàn)出一大片金黃色的莊稼.
• The farmers hurried to make hay before the rain came.
  農(nóng)民們在雨季到來之前趕緊晾曬干草.
• He debated heating up the pot first before his friends came.
  他考慮在朋友們到來之前先把火鍋燒熱.
• Shall we clear up before we go out?
  我們是不是在出去前把東西收拾好?
• Don't forget to shake the pockets out before you take your coat to the cleaner's.
  你把外衣送到洗衣店之前,別忘記抖空衣兜.
• You must hand over your passport before you leave.
  離境前必須交回護照.
• Importers flooded the market with cheap toys just before Christmas.
  進口商們在圣誕節(jié)前大量拋售廉價玩具.
• She had no head for business, and it was not long before she went under.
  她沒有做生意的頭腦, 不久就失敗了.
• He kicked around a good deal before settling down.
  他在定居前一直在東奔西走.
• Before trying to tackle his homework he read up the notes he had taken at the lecture.
  他把課堂上記的筆記認(rèn)真看過后才動手做作業(yè).
• The idea of flight had been kicking around for centuries before man actually achieved it.
  在人們真正能上天飛行之前,飛行這種想法早已存在數(shù)百年了.
• Be sure to bar all the doors before you leave.
  在離開前,務(wù)必把所有的門都閂上.
• He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
  他吭哧了好一會才說出幾句安慰話.
• Let it cool off before you eat it.
  冷一下再吃.
• This year's yield of wheat is higher than ever before.
  今年小麥產(chǎn)量高于往年.
• You walk before and I will follow after.
  你在前面走,我將在后面跟著.
• He was brought before the tribunal for trial.
  他被送到法庭受審.
• Turn the bottle upside down to empty it before you fill it with oil.
  把瓶子先控一控再裝油.
• Look before you leap.
  三思而后行.
• Uselessly, he checked the same pockets he'd checked before.
  他把先前檢查過的那些口袋又查了一遍，毫無收獲。
• They penetrated into territory where no man had ever gone before.
  他們已進入先前沒人去過的地區(qū).
• Her stomach trouble is much better than before.
  她的胃病比先前好多了.
• He continued, as we proceeded, to rail against beggars with as much animosity as before.
  我們一邊往前走, 他一邊仍然跟先前一樣怒氣沖沖地罵那些乞丐.
• A wafer of a moon was shining over Gatsby's house, making the night fine as before.
  一輪明月正照在蓋茨比別墅的上面使夜色跟先前一樣美好.
• Although the wind now died down completely, the air was still as cold as before.
  風(fēng)止了, 空氣還是跟先前一樣地冷.
• So we had already made mould according to the 3 D design paper we sent you before.
  所以現(xiàn)在我們已根據(jù)先前提交給貴司的3D設(shè)計圖紙開模了.
• After eating, he stood about as before, waiting until his turn came.
  吃完飯后, 他又像先前一樣站在一邊, 等著輪到他.
• But It'seemed to strike upon her grandfather, though he had not noticed it before.
  但是它好象觸動了她外祖父的心, 雖然他先前不曾注意到.
• Offer the same price one more time. They might offer a lower price than before.
  再一次堅持你先前給出的價格——他們可能會給你一個比半價更低的價格.
• It's hurting worse than before.
  比先前痛得更厲害了.
• Each image is a little different than the one before it.
  每張圖片與先前的都有些不同.
• There was the captain curtly pleading as before.
  上尉還在那里像先前一樣三言兩語地懇求著.
• Each human being is born as something new , something that never existed before.
  每一個人生來就是一個先前從未存在過的嶄新的個體.
• This disease has acquired a more deadly attribute than previously seen before.
  這種疾病所呈現(xiàn)的危害性比先前看到的更致命.
• Then I wheeled the shopping cart up to the same cashier as before.
  接著把購物車推到了先前的那個收銀員跟前.
• The old man replied, and proceeded on his way as before.
  老頭兒還了禮, 就仍舊象先前那樣,自己往前走去了.
• As before, the crowd began hooting , but now, rather than come near, they threw things.
  像先前一樣, 人群開始叫罵起來.但是, 這回他們不走過來, 而是投擲著東西.
• The precedent decision should be understood before we act.
  在采取行動之前我們應(yīng)該弄明白先前的決定.
• He has created golf fans out of people who about the game before.
  他使先前從不在意高球的人也變成球迷.
• And it was no longer the same cramped, awkward handwriting as before.
  他的筆跡,也不像先前那樣扭曲拙笨.
• As with God and Marx before, he thought of political values as universal.
  就像先前對于上帝和馬克思一樣, 他認(rèn)為政治觀點也具有普世價值.
• Resonance would occur again, but not so strong as before.
  共振會再次發(fā)生, 但不如先前那么強.
• Then he walked up and down as before, looking at the ground.
  然后他又像先前一樣來回踱著步, 眼睛看著地上.
• In chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen.
  在國際象棋中,你在移動女王前應(yīng)該先照看好自己的先前棋局.
• Applications received before that date will be considered according to the previous scoring criteria.
  在這個時間之前收到的申請根據(jù)先前的計分系統(tǒng)審核.
• New term fee should be paid before last class of the previous term.
  新的一期費用必須在先前一期的最后一節(jié)課支付.
• You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.
  參與其中時一定要小心謹(jǐn)慎，表態(tài)之前最好試探一下。
• Marshall has an unwise sexual relationship with other girls before he met Jessica.
  遇見杰西卡之前,馬歇爾與其他女孩曾有過不當(dāng)?shù)男越煌?
• Bush and his wife, Laura also plan to visit Thailand before arriving in Beijing on Friday.
  布什與其夫人勞拉計劃在周五到達(dá)北京之前訪問泰國.
• Roger Clemens and his former trainer Brain McNamee stuck to their guns before Congressional Committee.
  羅杰克萊門斯(RogerClemens) 與其教練麥克納米(BrainMcNamee)在大戶委員會上堅持原來的供述.
• Process the darks, fronts and sleeves before joining one section to other sections.
  在將后片 、 前片及袖片與其他衣片縫合之前,先加工它們省道.
• Allow to cool before mixing in all other ingredients.
  冷卻后與其他調(diào)料混在一起.
• Before then, air pollution may have become an international, rather than national problem.
  在那以前, 空氣污染與其說是國家問題, 倒不如說是一個國際問題.
• Before the, Huijin already owned about 70 % the banks, sometimes in partnership with other government entities.
  在此之前, 中央?yún)R金與其他政府實體已經(jīng)聯(lián)合持有三大銀行約70%的股份.
• It is a wise choice leaving before being fired.
  與其被公司炒魷魚,不如提前辭職.
• It wouldn't be long before he closed a deal with one of the chain stores.
  不久,他與其中一家連鎖店達(dá)成了交易.
• They like to watch for awhile before participating.
  在真正參與其中間,他們樂于稍作觀望.
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