before + noun/pronoun/gerund
介词结构,后接名词、代词或动名词。
She left before the meeting.
她在会议之前离开了。
在...之前
早于(时间上);在空间上位于前面;在面前;在(某人)的考虑、判断、权威之下;在(某人)的未来中
earlier in time than something else
早于(时间上)
Earlier than (in time).
在空间上位于前面
In front of in space.
在面前
In the presence of.
在(某人)的考虑、判断、权威之下
Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
在(某人)的未来中
In store for, in the future of (someone).
在前面,按照正式的排序系统
In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
在排名中处于更高或更大位置
At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
I always take a shower before breakfast.
我总是在早餐前洗澡。
用法提示:before作介词,表示时间上在...之前。
She studied English before she moved to London.
她在搬到伦敦之前学了英语。
用法提示:before作连词,引导时间状语从句。
I have never been to Beijing before.
我以前从未去过北京。
用法提示:before作副词,表示“以前”。
介词结构,后接名词、代词或动名词。
She left before the meeting.
她在会议之前离开了。
连词引导时间状语从句。
Finish your homework before you watch TV.
在看电视之前完成你的作业。
副词,常位于句末,多与完成时连用。
I have seen this movie before.
我以前看过这部电影。
仅用作介词,后接名词或动名词
只用作副词,修饰动词或句子
可作副词或形容词,作副词时不能直接接宾语
强调提前于预定或某人,介词,后接名词
grammar · medium
易错句子I met him two days before.
正确表达I met him two days ago.
中文说'两天前',但英语中'before'通常不单独与时间段连用表示'多久以前',应用'ago'。'before'需要结合具体时间点或从句使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is a tree before the house.
正确表达There is a tree in front of the house.
中文'在...之前'可指时间或空间,但英语中表示空间位置'在...前面'应用'in front of','before'主要用于时间顺序。
grammar · medium
易错句子I will not leave before you come.
正确表达I will not leave until you come.
否定句中表示'直到...才'应用'until','before'在肯定句中表示'在...之前',但此处否定式搭配'until'更自然且符合英语习惯。
连词/介词反义词;表示时间或顺序上的先后
副词反义词;表示空间或时间上的滞后
ago 用于具体时间段后,强调从当前算起;before 可用于一般时间点或从句前
previously 为正式副词,常指过去某时间点之前;before 更通用,可作介词、连词、副词
earlier 强调时间上的先后顺序,可作副词或形容词;before 不强调比较级
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