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I . before [bıˈfɔː] PREP

1. before [表示时间]:

before
在…以前 zài…yǐqián
the day before last
前天

2. before [表示位置]:

before
在…前面 zài…qiánmian
He stood before me.
他站在我面前。

3. before [表示重要性等]:

before
先于 xiānyú
before
比…更重要 bǐ…gèng zhòngyào
put quality before quantity
认为质量比数量更重要

II . before [bıˈfɔː] ADV

III . before [bıˈfɔː] CONJ

1. before [表示时间]:

before
在…以前 zài…yǐqián
It was three days before he came back.
他三天后才回来。

2. before:

before
(宁可…而)不愿… bùyuàn…
I'll die before I'd go there.
我宁愿死也不去那里。

Usage examples with before

before Christ
公元前 gōngyuán qián
before long
不久以后 bùjiǔ yǐhòu
confess before a priest
在神父面前忏悔
the day before last
前天
He stood before me.
他站在我面前。
put quality before quantity
认为质量比数量更重要
prostrate oneself before sb
拜倒在某人面前
Get home before dark!
在天黑前回家!
cringe to [or before] sb
对某人卑躬屈膝
think twice (before doing sth)
(在做某事前)仔细考虑 zǐxì kǎolǜ
limber up before the match
赛前进行热身准备
Shine your shoes before going out.
出门之前把你的鞋擦一擦。
We have been there long before.
我们早就去过那里了。
I'll die before I'd go there.
我宁愿死也不去那里。
put the cart before the horse
本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì
Let's leave before the light fails.
我们在天黑之前离开吧。
I have seen that film before.
我已经看过那部电影。
count one's chickens before they are hatched
蛋未孵出先数鸡 dàn wèi fūchū xiān shǔ jī
before [or in front of] sb's (very) eyes
公开地 gōngkāide

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He later worked as a window cleaner for 12 months before selling the round for a profit.
en.wikipedia.org
She was also prohibited from hunting for a period of three years, and ordered to take the hunter education and ethics course before obtaining her next hunting licence.
www.whitehorsestar.com
However, most Scottish serfs had been freed before this time.
en.wikipedia.org
Remember before the last election, remember those airbrushed posters?
www.dailymail.co.uk
Balance your chequebook before spending any money in 2016.
www.thespec.com
Amy had never even had a singing lesson before that audition, so we practised it together and worked on her breathing.
www.digitalspy.com
This made him a more serious character, even displaying leadership qualities which had not been shown before or since.
en.wikipedia.org
One night shortly before the battle, a powerful dust storm destroyed many of the dummy vehicles.
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The azygos vein joins it just before it enters the right atrium, at the upper right front portion of the heart.
en.wikipedia.org
It's corn-fed and aged for 21 days before being roasted in rock salt and transferred to domed stainless steel carts and carved.
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