| 釋義 |
beforead.
1. ahead,in front在前面。
△Mac.1.4.16: “Thou artso far before,/That swiftest wing of recompense isslow/To overtake thee.”i.e. Your merits soar withso swift a wing that recompense,however quickly giv-en. cannot catch them up. 你的功勞太超越尋常了，飛得最快的報(bào)酬都追不上你。
△Mac.1.4. 57: “Whose care isgone before to bid us welcome.”i.e. Who has takenthe trouble to go ahead to make preparations for ourarrival. 他真是殷勤，先去準(zhǔn)備了歡迎。
2. on the fore part在前面的部位。
△Mac.5.7.75 (5.9.12):“Had he his hurts before?”他的傷是在前面嗎？
3. forward.on.i.e.go first,go ahead向前，（指）先走，走在前面。
△2H.IV.4.1.228 (226):“Before,and greethis Grace.”請(qǐng)你先走，向殿下致意。
4. previously以前。
△2H.VI.4.7.38(34):“before.our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally.”以前，我們的祖先除了刻痕記賬和木簽之外并沒有什么書。
5. in advance,beforehand預(yù)先，事先。
△1H.IV.4.2.1: “Bardolph,get thee before to Coventry; fill me abottle of sack. ” 巴道夫，你先到考文垂去，給我灌一瓶酒。
△R.III.4.4.456(455): “Your Highness told me Ishould post before.”陛下告訴我要預(yù)先趕到那里去。
6.already已經(jīng)。
△Lr.4.4.22:“’Tis known before；”早已知道了。
beforeconj. until直到…為止，在…以前。
△3H.VI.1.1.22: “Before I see thee seated in that throne/Whichnow the house of Lancaster usurps./I vow by heaventhese eyes shall never close.”在我看到你坐上現(xiàn)在這座被蘭開斯特家族所篡奪的王位以前，我對(duì)天發(fā)誓我這雙眼睛決不閉上。before that: before 在…以前。
△1H.VI.5.3.22:“Then take my soul-my body,soul,and all,/Be-fore that England give the French the foil.”那么，把我的靈魂拿去吧——身體、靈魂、一切，都拿去吧，千萬不要讓英國把法國打敗。
beforeprep. before me: ?( a petty oath,formed as”before God”and “before heaven”) I swear by myself; on my soul.indeed（一種輕咒）憑我自己發(fā)誓，真的。
△Tw.2.3. 197(178):“Before me,she’s a good wench.”我敢起誓，她是個(gè)好丫頭。
? (exclamation of surprise) bless my soul!upon my soul! before God! （驚叫之語）上天保佑！ 的的確確！ 天哪！
△Oth.4.1.147 (145): “Before me! lookwhere she comes ”天哪！ 看，她來了。 before[bi?f?:]adv. & prep. conj.在…以前，以前，以往，先前
◇ as before 如前所述
before all 首先
before long 不久 long before 很久以前
before the wind 順風(fēng)
‖ before a match 比賽前
before one 當(dāng)前
before-selling service 售前服務(wù)
before surfacing 浮出水面以前
before-tax profit 稅前利潤
before tests 事前測試
before the referee’s signal 在裁判發(fā)出的信號(hào)前
before hand adv. 預(yù)先，事先 |