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(指位置)在……的前面：
An old lady sat before me when we were in church.
我们在教堂作礼拜时，一位老太太坐在我的前面。
Standing before the blackboard，the teacher made his lecture to the students.
那位老师站在黑板的前面给学生们讲课。
Our ship sailed before the wind，so we got to the destination two days ahead of time.
我们的船顺风而驰，所以我们提前两天到达目的地。
We will put the problem before the public and listen to their comments.
我们将把这个问题诉诸公众，听取他们的评论。
The man never bowed before the force of habit，but insisted on his own views.
那人绝不向习惯势力屈服，而是坚持自己的见解。
2
(指排列顺序、地位、重要性)在……的前面：
That clever girl student is before her class in algebra and geometry.
那个聪明的女学生代数和几何在全班领先。
According to western customs ladies are before gentlemen in everything.
按照西方风俗，女士们在每件事上较先生们有优先权。
In their mind good virtue is important before everything else.
他们认为美德比任何东西都重要。
A major comes before a captain in the military rank.
在军阶上少校高于上尉。
3
(指时间)较……为早;在……的前面：
As they could wait no longer，they set out before our arrival.
因为他们不能再等，在我们到达以前他们就出发了。
We made every preparation for our sight-seeing tour before the holiday.
假期以前，我们就做好了观光旅行的一切准备。
The man died together with his status and prestige before long.
那个人不久故去了，连同他的地位和威望也完了。
William graduated from a university the year before last.
威廉前年从一所大学毕业。
There was no poet so great as he before his time.
在他的时代以前没有过像他那样伟大的诗人。
4
在……的面前：
Court officials were brought before the king to listen to his instructions.
大臣们被带领到国王面前听候他的命令。
With no consideration for the feelings of the pupils’ parents，the teacher often scolded his pupils before them.
那教师不顾学生家长的情面，时常当着他们的面责骂学生。
He was respectful before his betters，so old folks had a fairly high opinion of him.
他在长者面前很恭顺，所以老人们对他颇有好评。
5
(指取舍)宁愿……而不愿……：
The knight would die before dishonour.
那武士宁愿死也不愿受屈辱。
I would do anything before that.
我什么都愿意做而不愿做那件事。
◆
本词也是副词，词义为：
(时间)从前;以前;(位置)在前：
I have told you before that we should be modest and prudent.
我以前曾经告诉你们，我们应当谦虚谨慎。
We have ever seen the gentleman before.
我们从前曾经见过这位先生。
He comes an hour earlier than before.
他比以前早到一个小时。
They have gone on before and we follow after.
他们走到前面去了，我们在后面跟随。
◆
本词也是连接词，词义为：
(时间)在……之前：
We had scarcely left our house before it began to rain.
我们刚离开家，天就下雨了。
He was an ordinary staff member before he was promoted to the leading post.
在他被提拔到领导岗位以前，他是个一般职工。
You must sow before you can reap.
要想收获必须首先耕耘。
a day before the fair 时间太早了：
It is a day before the fair to prepare for New Year’s Day in November.
11月份就准备过元旦，太早了。
a sailor before the mast 普通水手：
Charles is promoted captain of a ship，before this he was a sailor before the mast.
查理晋升为船长，在此以前他是一位普通水手。
Before Christ 公元前(简写为BC)：
Julius Caesar was born in 100BC.
凯撒将军降生于公元前100年。
before dark 天黑以前：
We asked our driver to drive faster so that we could get to our destination before dark.
我们请司机把车开快以便我们能在天黑以前到达目的地。
before day 天亮前;黎明前：
Peasants are diligent people，they always go to work in their fields before day.
农民们是勤劳的人民，他们总是在天亮以前到田地里去工作。
before everything 首先;第一：
Before everything，we should be honest and never tell lies.
首先，我们应当诚实，决不说谎。
before sb’s face 当着某人的面：
In order to make him believe us，please repeat the story before his face.
为了使他相信我们，请当着他的面把事情经过重说一遍。
before long 不久：
The dispute will be settled before long，for both sides concerned wish to make concession.
这个纠纷不久就可解决，因为双方都愿意让步。
before now 以前：
Children do not want to hear this story，they have heard it before now.
孩子们不愿意听这个故事，他们以前听过它。
(born)before one’s times 超出时代以前;具有比当时更先进的思想：
Copernicus was born before his times，his theory about the solar system was not accepted until several hundred years afterwards.
哥白尼具有比他的时代更先进的思想，他关于太阳系的学说直到数百年以后才被接受。
before one’s very eyes 就在某人面前;当着某人的面：
That stern teacher scolded her naughty pupils even before their parents’ very eyes.
那位严厉的老师甚至当着淘气学生家长的面就责骂这些学生。
before the blood 太古以前：
Dinosaurs reigned over the whole world before the blood，all other animals could not resist them.
太古时代以前，恐龙统治全世界，其他动物都不能反抗它们。
before the fact 犯罪前;作案前：
Do criminals feel remorse and shame before the fact? 罪人们在犯罪以前是否也感觉懊悔和羞耻呢?
before the lights 在舞台上;登台(演出)：
When the famous actor appeared before the lights，the audience greeted her with warm applause.
当那位著名的演员在台上出现时，观众给她以热烈掌声。
before the times 在时代的前头：
We should make advances in science and technology so as to keep ourselves before the times.
我们要在科学技术上取得进步，以便使我们走在时代的前头。
before the wind 顺风：
Our small boat sailed before the wind，so we went as swiftly as an arrow.
我们的小船是顺风而驶，所以我们走起来像箭一样快。
before the world 公然;在全世界面前：
Imperialists were so rude and unreasonable that they invaded small and weak countries before the world.
帝国主义者如此蛮横无理，它们竟公然侵略弱小国家。
bow before 1
向……鞠躬：
We bowed before that venerable old man whenever we met him.
每当我们遇见那位可尊敬的老人时，我们就向他鞠躬。
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屈服于：
They had to bow before the evil influence or they would suffer more damage.
他们不得不向恶势力低头，否则他们将要遭受更大损失。
bow before/to the inevitable 屈服于命运之前：
Looking back over the experiences of his life，the old man had to bow before the inevitable.
那老人在回顾他一生的经历以后，他不得不屈服于命运之前。
bow the knee before 向……下跪;屈服于：
When the king appeared，all his court officials bowed the knee before him.
当那位国王出现时，他的大臣们都向他下跪。
carry all/everything before one 全胜;万事如意;所谋无不成功：
When we said goodbye to them，they wished us good luck and carrying all before us.
当我们向他们告别时，他们祝愿我们好运，万事如意。
carry the world before one 大获全胜;获得完全成功：
People all congratulated that youth，for he had carried the world before him in his enterprise.
人们都向那位青年祝贺，因为他在事业上已经获得完全的成功。
cast pearl before swine 把珍贵的东西付给不识货的人;明珠暗投：
A wise man was employed in a small company as an ordinary clerk，this was just casting pearl before swine.
一个聪明的人被一家小公司作为普通职员雇用，这真是明珠暗投。
catch the ball before the bound 抢接飞球;先发制人：
This cunning person is proficient in the tactics of catching the ball before the bound，so he always gains the initiative in dealing with people and things.
这个狡猾的人精于发先制人的策略，所以在待人接物时他总是占主动。
choose A before B 宁选A不选B：
My friend is a noble-minded man，he sacrifices his own interests for the sake of others and chooses good fame before everything.
我的朋友是一位高尚的人，他舍己为人，把名誉看得高于一切。
come before 1
提到(会议上)讨论：
Proposals which will come before the meeting have been sent to the representatives.
将在会议上讨论的提议已经送交代表们了。
2
地位高于;更重要：
Quality comes before all，this is the doctrine of our factory in production.
质量高于一切，这是我们工厂在生产上的信条。
float before one’s eyes 浮现在眼前：
When scenes of her schooldays floated before her eyes，tears at once ran down through her face.
当她幼年上学时的情景浮现在她的眼前时，眼泪立刻就流下来了。
get before 超过：
Mr Tortoise was never discouraged and he got before Mr Hare at last.
乌龟先生绝不气馁，最后他超过了野兔先生。
go before 位于……之先;居前：
He is a gentleman and politeness goes before everything in his behaviour.
他是一位君子，在他的行为中他最注重礼貌。
have the ball before one 机会就在眼前：
He has the ball before him but we doubt whether he can seize on it.
机会就在他眼前，但是我们怀疑他是否能够抓住它。
long before 很久以前：
People still remember that accident though it happened long before.
虽然那个事故在很久以前发生，但是人们还都记得它。
Look before you leap. 〈谚语〉三思而后行。
Mother enjoins her children not to deal with things hurriedly，they should practise the saying：look before you leap.
母亲叮嘱她的孩子们处理事务不要匆忙，他们应当按照“三思而后行”这个谚语去做。
Might goes before right. 〈谚语〉强权即公理。
Colonist countries believed in the saying might goes before right，but colonial people opposed it resolutely.
殖民主义国家相信强权即是公理这个谚语，但是殖民地人民坚决反对它。
Pride goes before a fall. 〈谚语〉骄者必败。
That old man asked young people never to be proud，he asked them to study the saying pride goes before a fall.
那老人要求年轻人们绝对不要骄傲，他要求他们学习骄者必败这个谚语。
Pride goes before and shame follows after. 〈谚语〉骄必招辱。
“Pride goes before and shame follows after”is a precious saying，we should take it as our motto.
“骄必招辱”是个宝贵的谚语，我们应当把它当作我们的座右铭。
put the cart before the horse 本末倒置;倒因为果：
If we put the cart before the horse when we deal with things，we will surely make mistakes.
如果在处理事物时本末倒置，我们一定要犯错误。
run before the wind (航海)顺风而驰：
The wind has changed its direction，our boat runs before the wind now.
风变了方向，我们的小船现在是顺风行驶。
sail before the mast 当普通水兵(不是当军官);当普通海员(不是当高级船员)：
He was promoted as captain after he had sailed before the mast for tens of years.
在当普通海员数十年后，他被提升为船长。
sail before/with the wind 顺风而驶：
The ship sailed before the wind throughout her voyage and got to the destination two days ahead of time.
该船一路上顺风行驶，提前两天到达目的港。
set a task before 给(某人)一个任务：
This engineer sets a new task before me，he wants me to overhaul machines with him.
这位工程师给我一个新任务，他叫我跟他一道检修机器。
sweep all before one 所向披靡;大获全胜：
As our football team was superior in skill，we swept all before us and won the championship.
由于我们足球队球艺高超，所以我们大获全胜，赢得冠军。
take the ball before the bound 抢接飞球;先发制人：
Our team member took the ball before the bound and kicked a goal.
我们的队员抢踢飞球，踢进一分。


李士钧 编著.
英语介词用法词典.
天津：
天津科学技术出版社.
2003.
第128-132页.
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