Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #198
before
/bɪˈfɔːr/
adverb
以前；之前；先前
at an earlier time; previously
- 1.
At an earlier time.
在较早的时间
- 2.
earlier in time; previously
在时间上更早；之前
- 3.
at or in the front
在前面或前方
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
In use
I have seen that movie before.
He walked before me in the line.
Have you been to London before?
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
Connections
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
- Never before had she felt so happy.她从未感到如此幸福。
- before then
- 在那之前
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 before 拆成 be 和 fore（前面），联想‘在前面’就是之前。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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