beforehand

英[bɪ'fɔːhænd] 美[bɪ'fɔːrhænd]
  • adv. 预先;事先;提前
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星级词汇:
  • befitting adj.适合的;适当的;合式的动词befit的现在分词形式.
    adv. (副词)
    1. 预先
    2. 事先
    3. 提前地
    4. 超前地
    5. 赶先
    6. 事前
    7. 先行
    8. 提早
    9. 预期
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 提前的
    2. 赶在前面的
    3. 事先
    4. 提早
    5. 预期
    6. 预先
    adv. (副词)
    1. 预先,事先 before sth else happens; in advance

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. being ahead of time or need;

    "gave advance warning"
    "was beforehand with her report"

Adverb:
  1. ahead of time; in anticipation;

    "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"
    "We like to plan ahead"
    "should have made reservations beforehand"

1. How could she tell beforehand that I was going to go out?
她怎么会事先知道我要出去?

来自柯林斯例句

2. Saunas can be hazardous if misused. Avoid a big meal beforehand.
洗桑拿浴如果方法不当会有危险,浴前切忌饱食。

来自柯林斯例句

3. It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.
这可不是头脑一热作出的决定。我们事先仔细地讨论过。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Rehearse and role-play the interview with a friend beforehand.
事先和朋友通过角色扮演排练一下面试。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Make a list of your questions beforehand.
事先列出你的问题。

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    用作副词 (adv.)
    1. I had made preparations beforehand.
      我预先作了准备。
    2. He warned me beforehand what to expect.
      他预先提醒过我这件事。
    3. We were aware of the problem beforehand.
      我们事先就知道有这个问题。
    4. Actually I meant to notify you beforehand.
      实际上我是想事先通知你的。
    5. It had been arranged beforehand.
      那事已提前安排好了。
    6. He arrived at the meeting place beforehand.
      他提前到达会面地点。
    用作副词 (adv.)
    用作状语
    1. We knew they were coming, so we bought some food beforehand.
      我们知道他们要来,所以预先买了一些食物。
    2. Please inform me of your arrival time beforehand.
      请事先通知我你抵达的时间。
    3. I wish we'd known about it beforehand.
      要是我们预先知道这件事就好了。
    用作表语
    1. Don't be beforehand in making up your mind.
      不要过早做决定。
    2. He feared that I should be beforehand with him.
      他害怕我捷足先登。
adv. (副词)
  1. beforehand的基本意思是“预先;事先”,在句中多用作状语。beforehand也可用作表语,这时的意思是“预先准备好的;早做准备的”。
  2. beforehand不用于比较等级。