之前的英文怎么說
之前的英文:
before
prior to
ago
- before;In advance of
在..之前 - That was antecedent to this event.
那是在這一事件之前。 - He spent his early life in Sri Lanka before moving to England.
在移居英格蘭之前,他早年是在斯里蘭卡度過的。 - The Winter Olympic Games are usually held two years before the Summer Olympic Games.
冬季奧運(yùn)會(huì)通常是在夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)之前兩年舉行。 - We anticipated our competitors by getting our products onto the market first
我們趕在競爭對(duì)手之前,先把產(chǎn)品推向市場。 - The Civil War antedated emancipation.
美國南北戰(zhàn)爭在解放黑奴之前發(fā)生。 - "Please ring me up before come, o.k. ? "
請(qǐng)來之前給我個(gè)電話,好嗎? - They shut off the gas and electricity in their house before leaving on holiday.
他們出外度假之前把家中的煤氣和電源關(guān)掉。 - Peter thought the world was flat until I enlightened him.
在我啟發(fā)彼特之前,他以為地球是扁平的。 - The coach gave the team a pep talk before the big game.
"大賽之前,教練向隊(duì)員講話,給他們打氣。"
prep. 在…之前;優(yōu)于,先于;當(dāng)面
conj. 在…之前
adv. 先前,從前
- Rain before seven;fine before eleven
雨過天晴 - They corned their horses before the journey.
他們?cè)趩⒊糖坝糜衩孜柜R。 - The army was arrayed before the commander.
部隊(duì)在指揮官前列好陣勢。
adj. 優(yōu)先的;在前的;較重要的;有優(yōu)先權(quán)的
n. 上司;會(huì)長,副院長;前科;最高執(zhí)政官
- The offer is subject to prior sale.
該報(bào)盤以未售出前為準(zhǔn)。 - I appreciate that you may have prior commitments.
我體諒你可能事先已另有承諾。 - I believe that theories are prior to observations as well as to experiments.
我認(rèn)為理論先于觀察,也先于實(shí)驗(yàn)。
adv. 以前,以往
adj. 以前的,過去的
- That was a great while ago.
那是很久以前的事了。 - Hunters peopled these forests long ago.
獵人們很久以前就住在這片森林里。 - The spring dried up long ago.
這泉水早就干涸了。