beforehand 详细解释

beforehand

[bi'fɔ:hænd]

adv.预先, 事先, 提前

ad.

1. 预先, 事先

I am going to get everything ready beforehand.

我将事先把一切准备好。

2. 提前地, 超前地

He arrived at the meeting place beforehand.

他提前到达会面地点。

a.[F]

1. 预先准备好的

There's nothing like being beforehand.

最好的办法莫过于早作准备。

2. 提前的; 赶在前面的

Don't be beforehand in making up your mind.

不要过早作出决定。

词义辨析

同义参见:

already  

反义:

ad.事先; 以前

afterward  

英英释义

形容词 beforehand:

being ahead of time or need

同义词:advance

副词 beforehand:

ahead of time; in anticipation

同义词:ahead, in advance

补充

beforehandbeforehand英:[biˈfɔ:hænd] 美:[bɪˈfɔrˌhænd, -ˈfor-]adv.1.预先, 事先Please inform me of your arrival time beforehand.请事先通知我你抵达的时间。

例句

1. I'd rung up beforehand to book a table.我预先打电话订了餐位。 2. Make a list of your questions beforehand.事先把你的问题列出来。 3. rooms must be booked beforehand.房间须提前预订。 4. If you visit us, phone beforehand to make sure we're in.如果你来看我们,请事先打个电话,确定我们在家。 5. They'd agreed beforehand [=ahead of time] to leave early.他们事先同意提早出发。 6. We paid for our tickets beforehand.我们提前买了票。