| 词组 | before preposition and in front of |
| 释义 | Contents overview before (preposition) and in front of397 before (preposition) and in front ofbefore: timein front of: placeCompare:I must move my car before nine o'clock.It's parked in front of the station. (not … before the station.)Before is normally used to refer to time. However, it can refer to place:to talk about order in queues, lists, documents, etcDo you mind? I was before / in front of you!Her name comes before mine in the alphabet.We use 'a' before a consonant and 'an' before a vowel.to mean 'in the presence of (somebody important)'I came up before the magistrates for dangerous driving last week.in the expressions right before one's eyes, before one's very eyes. For the difference between in front of and facing/opposite, 549.For before as a conjunction, 250.For before as an adverb, 396.For by meaning 'at/on or before', 414.Previous Next |
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