before you know it
collocation转眼之间;不知不觉
Before you know it, the summer will be over.
转眼之间,夏天就要过去了。
在…之前;在…以前
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在…之前;在…以前
In advance of the time when.
I always stretch before I run.
我总是在跑步前做拉伸。
在时间之前
In advance of the time when.
She double-checked the address before she sent the package.
她在寄包裹前仔细核对了地址。
Please turn off the lights before you leave the office.
请在离开办公室前关灯。
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转眼之间;不知不觉
Before you know it, the summer will be over.
转眼之间,夏天就要过去了。
趁还为时不晚
We need to act before it's too late.
我们必须趁还为时不晚采取行动。
趁我还没忘
Before I forget, here is the book you lent me.
趁我还没忘,这是你借给我的书。
三思而后行
My father always told me to look before you leap.
我父亲总是告诉我要三思而后行。
在我们开始之前
Before we begin, let me introduce myself.
在我们开始之前,请允许我自我介绍。
很快;不久
It will be dark before long.
不久就要天黑了。
转眼间;很快
The summer will be over before you know it.
夏天转眼就过去了。
在你出生(或参与)之前
That song is a bit before your time.
那首歌比你出生得还早。
也许下次他会先想一想再出轨。
This line comes from Carrie Underwood's country song 'Before He Cheats,' about a woman taking revenge on her unfaithful boyfriend.
这句话出自凯莉·安德伍德的乡村歌曲《Before He Cheats》,歌曲讲述一名女子对不忠男友进行报复。
在你离开之前,有什么话我本可以说出口呢?
This is a key line from Lewis Capaldi's ballad 'Before You Go,' about grief and wishing you had said something before a loved one died.
这是刘易斯·卡帕尔迪的抒情歌曲《Before You Go》中的一句关键歌词,歌曲表达了对失去亲友的悲痛,并希望自己曾在对方离开前说出一些话。
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把 before 拆成 be + fore,fore 有‘前面’的意思,所以 before 就是在时间点‘前面’,即‘在……之前’。
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、新闻报道、学术写作 before 作连词表示“在……之前”时属于中性用法,日常口语和书面语中都比较常见,正式与非正式场合均可使用。
作连词引导时间状语从句,表示‘在……之前’;主句用将来时,从句用一般现在时。常用结构:before + 从句。
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