在…之前;先于,优于;当着…的面;与其…;
在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
先前,从前;在前,在前方;
If you speed up your work, we can finish before it is dark.
要是你加紧, 我们可以在天黑前结束工作.
——《简明英汉词典》He kicked around a good deal before settling down.
他在定居前一直在东奔西走.
——《简明英汉词典》One way and another I'm going to finish this work before the end of the month.
无论如何,我打算在本月完成这项工作.
——《简明英汉词典》The idea of flight had been kicking around for centuries before man actually achieved it.
在人们真正能上天飞行之前,飞行这种想法早已存在数百年了.
——《简明英汉词典》You must hand over your passport before you leave.
离境前必须交回护照.
——《简明英汉词典》This year's yield of wheat is higher than ever before.
今年小麦产量高于往年.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》Cranes take from four to seven years to mature before they pair up.
鹤要4至7岁才成熟交配.
——《简明英汉词典》Turn the bottle upside down to empty it before you fill it with oil.
把瓶子先控一控再装油.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》Let it cool off before you eat it.
冷一下再吃.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》Jim appeared a few minutes before the end of the party.
吉姆在晚会结束前几分钟才露面.
——《简明英汉词典》He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》She doesn't like to make a scene before strangers.
当着生人的面,她不愿大吵大闹.
——《简明英汉词典》The farmers hurried to make hay before the rain came.
农民们在雨季到来之前赶紧晾晒干草.
——《简明英汉词典》Look before you leap.
三思而后行.
——《用法词典》The stew must be boiled up before serving.
炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌.
——《简明英汉词典》Importers flooded the market with cheap toys just before Christmas.
进口商们在圣诞节前大量拋售廉价玩具.
——《简明英汉词典》Never before have I heard this song sung in chorus.
我从来没有听过这首歌的合唱.
——《简明英汉词典》Never before had he felt himself so powerfully attracted to the idea.
他从没有像现在这样热衷于这个想法.
——《简明英汉词典》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,别忘记抖空衣兜.
——《简明英汉词典》Be sure to bar all the doors before you leave.
在离开前,务必把所有的门都闩上.
——《简明英汉词典》We should prevent others cashing in before we've time to market the product.
我们应该防止别人在我们没有来得及在市场上销售这产品之前大捞一笔.
——《简明英汉词典》I had a medical checkup before going abroad.
我在出国前作了一次体格检查.
——《简明英汉词典》A vast expanse of golden crops lay before us.
我们眼前展现出一大片金黄色的庄稼.
——《简明英汉词典》He debated heating up the pot first before his friends came.
他考虑在朋友们到来之前先把火锅烧热.
——《简明英汉词典》Shall we clear up before we go out?
我们是不是在出去前把东西收拾好?
——《简明英汉词典》She had no head for business, and it was not long before she went under.
她没有做生意的头脑, 不久就失败了.
——《简明英汉词典》Before trying to tackle his homework he read up the notes he had taken at the lecture.
他把课堂上记的笔记认真看过后才动手做作业.
——《简明英汉词典》You walk before and I will follow after.
你在前面走,我将在后面跟着.
——《现代英汉综合大词典》He was brought before the tribunal for trial.
他被送到法庭受审.
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