以前
[yǐ qián]
before
⇒ 从先 前 早先 先前 之前 前儿 前来 没多久 在这之前 税前 照样 无何 术前 仍然 其先 晗 然顷 未几 一如既往 照旧 依旧 俄而 此前 在此之前 按时 依然 如初 如故 临走 向 照
formerly
⇒ 在先 旧前 宿昔 以往 前 原来 在前 向 从前 舟山 舟山市 雷扎耶湖 武溪 武水 福州市 加里宁格勒 房地美 福州 褒禅山 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 米国 钦奈 静山 皁 泰米尔纳德 天桥 泰米尔纳德邦 携程 张家界 琀 重庆 新北市
previous
⇒ 上 上个 过去 在先 过往 往 上任 上星期 宿世 前生 一箭之仇 历届 亲代 前车主 夙世 前世 前科 头晚 过犯 老一辈 前段 上代 前身 上期 上一个 原处 上页 原状 昔年 往年
ago
⇒ 前 之前 距今 打早 久已 早 悠远 前些 大前天 前不久 隔世 不久前 早年 刚才 适才 大前年 曾几何时 顷者 顷 刚刚 才然 适间 前几天 日前 老早 宿草 将 恍如隔世 前寒武纪 五百年前是一家 显生宙 显生代
以前
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简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
以前
yĭqián
名 (of time) before; formerly; previously:
- 以前各版 all the preceding (or previous) editions
- 解放以前 before liberation
- 十年以前 ten years ago
- 我以前的同事 former colleague of mine
- 以前他当过理发员。 He used to be a barber.
- 我以前没看过这个戏。 I've never seen this opera before.
yĭqián
名 (of time) before; formerly; previously:
- 以前各版 all the preceding (or previous) editions
- 解放以前 before liberation
- 十年以前 ten years ago
- 我以前的同事 former colleague of mine
- 以前他当过理发员。 He used to be a barber.
- 我以前没看过这个戏。 I've never seen this opera before.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
以前
yǐqián
现在或所说某时之前的时期 {before; formerly; previously}:
- 解放～ {before liberation}
- 三年～ {three years ago}
- 很久～ {long, long ago}
- ～他是个学生。 {He was a student before.}
yǐqián
现在或所说某时之前的时期 {before; formerly; previously}:
- 解放～ {before liberation}
- 三年～ {three years ago}
- 很久～ {long, long ago}
- ～他是个学生。 {He was a student before.}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
以前
yǐqián
名 earlier times
- 以前各版 all the preceding editions
- 很久以前 a long time ago; long ago; once upon a time
- 他变了，不再是以前的他了。 He has changed from his former self.
- 我仍然坚持以前的观点。 I still hold my former/previous views.
yǐqián
名 earlier times
- 以前各版 all the preceding editions
- 很久以前 a long time ago; long ago; once upon a time
- 他变了，不再是以前的他了。 He has changed from his former self.
- 我仍然坚持以前的观点。 I still hold my former/previous views.
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
以前
former; previous; ad. before; formerly; previously
former; previous; ad. before; formerly; previously
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英法学大词典
以前
/yǐqián/
ago; before; beforetime; formerly; old; previously
/yǐqián/
ago; before; beforetime; formerly; old; previously
简体中文>英语, 简明汉英词典
以前
yǐ qián
ago，副词，表示“以前”时只与过去时连用，用的是从现在倒算回去的倒数法，因此ago前面的时间往往是非常具体的。
- 他是20年前死的。 He died 20 years ago. 或 It was 20 years ago that he died.
- 我这次感冒是两个星期以前得的。 I caught this cold two weeks ago.但是在下列情况下，ago可以与现在时连用。
must（may等助词）＋have＋过去分词。
- 她一周以前可能见过他。 She must have seen him a week ago. （must have seen是现在形态的过去时故可以用ago）
having＋过去分词。
- 她在一周前见他之后一直在想他。 Having seen him a week ago, she is always thinking of him.（ago用在分词结构的完成时态里与主句里的现在时无关）
- 她常常讲起她在一周以前见过他的事。 She always speaks of having seen him a week ago.（ago用在介词宾语的动名词完成时态里也与主句里的现在时无关）
have＋过去分词。
- 她似乎在一周以前见过他。 She seems to have seen him a week ago.（ago用在动词不定式的完成时态里，也与主句里的现在时无关）
用在非正式的口语里。
- 他回家已有5年了。 It is five years ago that he returned home.（着重点在“现已有5年”）
- 我的英语在老早以前就全忘了。 I have forgotten all my English long ago.（等于long before）
- 这铺子老早老早以前就关门了。 The shop was closed down a long time ago.（等于 long long before）
before, 做副词、介词或连词，各有不同的用法。before表示“以前”时，有两种用法。①泛指以前，没有以前的具体时间，而ago则必须有具体的时间。
- 我们以前见过很多次。 We have met many times before. 试比较：We met three years ago.
- 他以前没去过中国。 He has never been to China before. 试比较：He was in China a week ago.
- 这姑娘有点紧张，好像以前从来没有在那么多的人面前唱过歌。 The girl was a little nervous as she had never sung in front of so many people before. 试比较：It was three days ago that she had sung in front of as many people as today.
- 今天的客机比以前任何时候都飞得更高更快。 Today's airliner can fly much higher and faster than ever before. 试比较：Twenty years ago the airliner flew much lower and slower than that of today.②before也可以指出具体的时间，但是从过去某一时间算起的以前，而ago却是指从现在这一时间算起的以前。
- 他是拜访过我，不过我在3天以前去了上海。 He did call on me, but I had left for Shanghai three days before.（指从拜访那天算起的3天以前）试比较：3天以前我去了上海。I left for Shanghai three days ago.（指从现在算起的3天以前）
- 去年我离开了那家公司，我是在3年以前加入该公司的。 Last year I left the company that I joined three years before.（指从加入的那天算起的3年以前）试比较：
- 我是3年以前开始在那家公司工作的。 I started working for the company three years ago.（指从现在算起的3年以前）由于before有可以追溯到某个时间以前的这种特性，因此在谈到未来某个时期以前时也可用before。
- 要是你明天上午去他家，他夫人大概会告诉你他于两天前出国了。 If you go to his house tomorrow morning you will probably be told by his wife that he has gone abroad two days before.③用于一般现在时，但这种现在时泛指任何时间，而不指具体的现在、将来或过去，因此表示的只是形成的某种习惯。
- 几分钟以前刚刚听到的东西，他都常常会把它忘了。 He often forgets what he has heard only a few minutes before.
- 一两个小时以前刚刚学到的单词或片语，他也常想把它们用起来。 He often tries to use a word or phrase that he has learned only an hour or two before.
before，用作介词，一般接名词或动名词。
- 第二次世界大战爆发以前，我去过欧洲。 I had been to Europe before the outbreak of World War Ⅱ.
- 我们得在天亮以前赶到那里。 We have to get there before daybreak.
- 跨越马路以前你要先看看两边的车道。 Before crossing the road, you should have a look at both ways.
- 一切法律生效以前都应提交全国人民代表大会批准。 All laws are to be submitted to the National People's Congress for ratification before being put into force.
before用作连词时，句中的动词用一般现在时代替将来时。
- 我回家以前先得做完作业。 I must finish my assignment before I go home.
- 她动身以前他一定来。 He will certainly come before she starts.
earlier，用法与用作副词的before相同，因为是比较级，也要同以前比较，即从过去某个时刻向前推算。与过去的时间比较，用动词过去时，与过去的动作比较用过去完成时。
- 他想起了20年以前那个寒冷多风的傍晚。 He recalled that cold windy evening twenty years earlier (before).
- 我是两天以前离开北京的。 I left Beijing two days earlier (before).
- 4天以前，他的脚被一条毒蛇咬了一口。 Four days earlier (before) his foot had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
- 几天以前我才看过这部电影。 I had seen the film only a few days earlier (before).
prior to，与介词before大致相同，但为书面语，更强调事先。
- 我母亲结婚以前是个护士。 Prior to (Before) her marriage my mother was a nurse.
- 美国在独立战争以前是英国的殖民地。 Prior to (Before) the War of Independence, the United States was an English colony.
preceding，指次序上或时间上在前。
- 每次故事开始以前都要来段开场白，有必要吗？ Is it necessary to make an introductory remark preceding the opening of the story every time?
- 我记得那场战争，但再以前的岁月却什么都记不得了。 I remember the war but nothing of the preceding years.
former，只指时间上以前曾经是。
- 他以前的同学是代表团的成员。 His former classmate was a member of the delegation.
- 他整个晚上都把我们逗得哈哈大笑，他似乎更像以前的他了。 He made us laughing all the evening. He seemed more like his former self.
previous, previously，所指的“以前”往往暗示以前的东西是现在要做的事的铺垫。
- 我们尚无以前的资料可资借鉴。 We have not yet any previous information to guide us.
- 你对姑娘以前有过经验吗？ Do you have any previous experience with a girl?不过，previous to和previously却失去了这种含义。
- 我对那次事故一无所知，它发生在我到达这里以前。 I know nothing about the accident. It happened previous to my arrival here.
- 他们现在是朋友，但以前是死敌。 They are now friends, but were previously bitter enemies.
used to，指以前往往如此，现在已不这样。
- 教育局长以前是位教师。 The director the bureau education of used to be a teacher.
- 现在我跟他搞得不错，比以前好多了。 I get on well with him nowadays. Much better than I used to.
yǐ qián
ago，副词，表示“以前”时只与过去时连用，用的是从现在倒算回去的倒数法，因此ago前面的时间往往是非常具体的。
- 他是20年前死的。 He died 20 years ago. 或 It was 20 years ago that he died.
- 我这次感冒是两个星期以前得的。 I caught this cold two weeks ago.但是在下列情况下，ago可以与现在时连用。
must（may等助词）＋have＋过去分词。
- 她一周以前可能见过他。 She must have seen him a week ago. （must have seen是现在形态的过去时故可以用ago）
having＋过去分词。
- 她在一周前见他之后一直在想他。 Having seen him a week ago, she is always thinking of him.（ago用在分词结构的完成时态里与主句里的现在时无关）
- 她常常讲起她在一周以前见过他的事。 She always speaks of having seen him a week ago.（ago用在介词宾语的动名词完成时态里也与主句里的现在时无关）
have＋过去分词。
- 她似乎在一周以前见过他。 She seems to have seen him a week ago.（ago用在动词不定式的完成时态里，也与主句里的现在时无关）
用在非正式的口语里。
- 他回家已有5年了。 It is five years ago that he returned home.（着重点在“现已有5年”）
- 我的英语在老早以前就全忘了。 I have forgotten all my English long ago.（等于long before）
- 这铺子老早老早以前就关门了。 The shop was closed down a long time ago.（等于 long long before）
before, 做副词、介词或连词，各有不同的用法。before表示“以前”时，有两种用法。①泛指以前，没有以前的具体时间，而ago则必须有具体的时间。
- 我们以前见过很多次。 We have met many times before. 试比较：We met three years ago.
- 他以前没去过中国。 He has never been to China before. 试比较：He was in China a week ago.
- 这姑娘有点紧张，好像以前从来没有在那么多的人面前唱过歌。 The girl was a little nervous as she had never sung in front of so many people before. 试比较：It was three days ago that she had sung in front of as many people as today.
- 今天的客机比以前任何时候都飞得更高更快。 Today's airliner can fly much higher and faster than ever before. 试比较：Twenty years ago the airliner flew much lower and slower than that of today.②before也可以指出具体的时间，但是从过去某一时间算起的以前，而ago却是指从现在这一时间算起的以前。
- 他是拜访过我，不过我在3天以前去了上海。 He did call on me, but I had left for Shanghai three days before.（指从拜访那天算起的3天以前）试比较：3天以前我去了上海。I left for Shanghai three days ago.（指从现在算起的3天以前）
- 去年我离开了那家公司，我是在3年以前加入该公司的。 Last year I left the company that I joined three years before.（指从加入的那天算起的3年以前）试比较：
- 我是3年以前开始在那家公司工作的。 I started working for the company three years ago.（指从现在算起的3年以前）由于before有可以追溯到某个时间以前的这种特性，因此在谈到未来某个时期以前时也可用before。
- 要是你明天上午去他家，他夫人大概会告诉你他于两天前出国了。 If you go to his house tomorrow morning you will probably be told by his wife that he has gone abroad two days before.③用于一般现在时，但这种现在时泛指任何时间，而不指具体的现在、将来或过去，因此表示的只是形成的某种习惯。
- 几分钟以前刚刚听到的东西，他都常常会把它忘了。 He often forgets what he has heard only a few minutes before.
- 一两个小时以前刚刚学到的单词或片语，他也常想把它们用起来。 He often tries to use a word or phrase that he has learned only an hour or two before.
before，用作介词，一般接名词或动名词。
- 第二次世界大战爆发以前，我去过欧洲。 I had been to Europe before the outbreak of World War Ⅱ.
- 我们得在天亮以前赶到那里。 We have to get there before daybreak.
- 跨越马路以前你要先看看两边的车道。 Before crossing the road, you should have a look at both ways.
- 一切法律生效以前都应提交全国人民代表大会批准。 All laws are to be submitted to the National People's Congress for ratification before being put into force.
before用作连词时，句中的动词用一般现在时代替将来时。
- 我回家以前先得做完作业。 I must finish my assignment before I go home.
- 她动身以前他一定来。 He will certainly come before she starts.
earlier，用法与用作副词的before相同，因为是比较级，也要同以前比较，即从过去某个时刻向前推算。与过去的时间比较，用动词过去时，与过去的动作比较用过去完成时。
- 他想起了20年以前那个寒冷多风的傍晚。 He recalled that cold windy evening twenty years earlier (before).
- 我是两天以前离开北京的。 I left Beijing two days earlier (before).
- 4天以前，他的脚被一条毒蛇咬了一口。 Four days earlier (before) his foot had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
- 几天以前我才看过这部电影。 I had seen the film only a few days earlier (before).
prior to，与介词before大致相同，但为书面语，更强调事先。
- 我母亲结婚以前是个护士。 Prior to (Before) her marriage my mother was a nurse.
- 美国在独立战争以前是英国的殖民地。 Prior to (Before) the War of Independence, the United States was an English colony.
preceding，指次序上或时间上在前。
- 每次故事开始以前都要来段开场白，有必要吗？ Is it necessary to make an introductory remark preceding the opening of the story every time?
- 我记得那场战争，但再以前的岁月却什么都记不得了。 I remember the war but nothing of the preceding years.
former，只指时间上以前曾经是。
- 他以前的同学是代表团的成员。 His former classmate was a member of the delegation.
- 他整个晚上都把我们逗得哈哈大笑，他似乎更像以前的他了。 He made us laughing all the evening. He seemed more like his former self.
previous, previously，所指的“以前”往往暗示以前的东西是现在要做的事的铺垫。
- 我们尚无以前的资料可资借鉴。 We have not yet any previous information to guide us.
- 你对姑娘以前有过经验吗？ Do you have any previous experience with a girl?不过，previous to和previously却失去了这种含义。
- 我对那次事故一无所知，它发生在我到达这里以前。 I know nothing about the accident. It happened previous to my arrival here.
- 他们现在是朋友，但以前是死敌。 They are now friends, but were previously bitter enemies.
used to，指以前往往如此，现在已不这样。
- 教育局长以前是位教师。 The director the bureau education of used to be a teacher.
- 现在我跟他搞得不错，比以前好多了。 I get on well with him nowadays. Much better than I used to.
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