Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #198
before
以前;之前;先前
核心释义
at an earlier time; previously
- 1.
在较早的时间
At an earlier time.
- 2.
在时间上更早;之前
earlier in time; previously
- 3.
在前面或前方
at or in the front
在前面;在前方;在较早的时间;在时间上更早;之前;在前面或前方;在前
用法In use
I have seen that movie before.
用法提示:before作为副词,表示'以前',修饰动词seen。
He walked before me in the line.
用法提示:before作为副词,表示'在前面',描述位置。
Have you been to London before?
用法提示:before作为副词,表示'以前',用于现在完成时。
I had known her before
as I said before
he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier
with the cross of Jesus marching on before
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搭配Collocations
- before long
- 不久
- Before long, the sun set and the stars came out.不久,太阳落山,星星出来了。
- as before
- 和以前一样
- Everything was quiet as before.一切都和以前一样安静。
- the day before
- 前一天
- I had seen him the day before.我前一天见过他。
- before now
- 在此以前
- I have never heard that before now.我以前从未听说过这个。
- never before
- 从未有过
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将 before 拆成 be 和 fore(前面),联想‘在前面’就是之前。
语境与语域Context & Register
作为副词时,通常用于时间或空间语境,表示‘之前’或‘在前面’。语体中性,常用于日常对话和书面叙述。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 'before' 押韵的词通常以 /ɔː/ 结尾,如 'more'、'store'、'sore'(拼写均为 'ore'),以及 'door'、'war'、'four'(拼写不同但发音相同)。注意 'before' 的重音在第二个音节,所以 'ore' 部分是重读的,这些词的重音都在同一个元音上。常见押韵词如上所示,但需小心有些以 'ore' 结尾的词(如 'bore' 等)也押韵,而未列出的 'gone'(/ɡɒn/)则不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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