之前

before, before; previously, before; ... ago

ʈ͡ʂ ʐ̩ ⁵ ⁵ t͡ɕʰ i̯ ɛ n ³ ⁵
preposition Very common #608
before Used before a time, event, or point in a sequence.
CH: 上床睡觉之前请关灯。
EN: Please turn off the light before going to bed.

化化妆回家之前得打扮得漂漂亮亮的是吧?

You’ve got to get all dolled up before heading home, right?

— 密阳 (2007)

在我潜入之前,别让其他人潜入

Before I sneak in, don’t let anyone else sneak in.

— 攻壳机动队 (1995)

在你离开之前记得来我家

Remember to come to my house before you leave.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

以前嘛你是说在我当门卫之前吧

Back then—you mean before I started working as a security guard, right?

— 焦土之城 (2010)

你必须在九点之前回来。

You must be back before nine o’clock.

消防车到达之前,房子就全烧了。

The house had completely burned down before the fire truck arrived.

在离开之前再干一杯

Let’s have one more drink before we leave.

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

各位,在安静下来之前,什么事都不会发生。

Everyone, nothing will happen until you quiet down.

在我还没在那该死的协议上签字之前!

Before I signed that damn agreement!

— 爱乐之城 (2016)

我说了他们没有来之前这纽约市最好的你刚才说什么

I said this was the best in New York City before they came. What did you just say?

— 为所应为 (1989)

那还是在薛瓦利埃事件之前

That was still before the Chevalier incident.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

你回来之前我会跟汤姆在一起。

I’ll be with Tom until you come back.

咱在汤姆回来之前开溜吧。

Let's sneak out before Tom gets back.

在我送你回家之前。

Before I take you home.

— RRR:双雄起义 (2022)

工作没完成之前我不会离开的

I won't leave until the work is finished.

— 黑色的风采 (2005)

我们晚上之前回来

We'll be back before evening.

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

在他们看见你之前离开这儿。

Leave here before they see you.

我喜欢暴风雨之前短暂的平静

I like the brief calm before the storm.

— 这个杀手不太冷 (1994)

第二场之前拿好谱子

Have your sheet music ready before the second performance.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

上床睡觉之前请关灯。

Please turn off the lights before going to bed.

我觉得你最好在迈克西姆回来之前离开

I think you'd better leave before Maksim comes back.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

我在回答之前必须考虑周全。

I need to think it through carefully before answering.

得在那块儿地的主人改变主意之前去啊

We have to go before the owner of that plot of land changes their mind.

— 密阳 (2007)

重新诞生之前都不清楚这话是什么意思可现在很清楚了

Before being reborn, I didn't understand what this meant, but now it's crystal clear.

— 密阳 (2007)

我同意我来之前你说的话。

I agree with what you said before I came.

我妹妹去北海道之前,完成她的功课.

My younger sister finished her homework before going to Hokkaido.

进来之前请敲门。

Please knock before coming in.

你必须在事情无可挽回之前让她披上羽衣。

You must have her put on the feathered robe before it’s too late.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

胆小鬼在真正断气之前已经死过很多次。

A coward dies many times before his actual death.

在离开阿根廷之前我决定再去瀑布一次

Before leaving Argentina, I decided to visit the waterfall one more time.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

明晚就要演出了你必须在明晚之前找他谈

The performance is tomorrow night, so you have to talk to him before then.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

周一是我第一次在此之前我一直在扔垃圾

Monday was my first time; before that, I had always been taking out the trash.

— 美食总动员 (2007)

老实说在画这幅画之前我曾经好几次都想把它擦掉呢

Honestly, before I painted this picture, I thought about erasing it several times.

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

没找到朱滔之前我是不会让你捉到的

You won't catch me before I find Zhu Tao.

— 警察故事 (1985)

在我们进去之前最好先准备好我们登记是夫妇租一个房间

Before we go in, we'd better be prepared to register as a married couple and rent a room.

— 惊魂记 (1960)

我父亲有个习惯,早餐之前读报纸。

My father has a habit of reading the newspaper before breakfast.

你来之前

Before you came

— 落水狗 (1992)

在比赛之前你必须战胜恐惧

You must conquer your fear before the competition.

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

他们会在今天中午之前联系我们。

They will contact us before noon today.

在做礼拜之前你们两个吃过早餐吗?

Did you two have breakfast before praying?

— 惊魂记 (1960)

在今天之前人类和地球是爱情不能到达之处。

Until today, humanity and Earth were places love could not reach.

— 飞向太空 (1972)

明日之前必须把工作做完.

The work must be finished by tomorrow.

你回来之前我已经走了。

I had already left before you came back.

在露面之前来啦

I got here before making an appearance.

— 燃烧 (2018)

出去之前把那些垃圾拿出去好不好?

Could you take the trash out before you leave?

— 一一 (2000)

“你那时之前,早知道我是谁么?”

Before that, did you already know who I was?

如果我们在十点之前到你就会看到我已经挖了一个洞把我的东西给我

If we get there before ten, you'll see that I've already dug a hole. Give me my things.

— 恶魔 (1955)

“可上帝呀我死之前能看到什么?”

Oh God, what will I get to see before I die?

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

在我没放你走之前老实待这儿

Stay right here until I let you go.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

他投球之前会发出声音

He makes a sound before he pitches.

— 印度往事 (2001)

在它变冷了之前,快吃吧。

Eat it quickly before it gets cold.

— 隐藏摄像机 (2005)

儿子考试之前不要看电视

My son shouldn’t watch TV before his exam.

— 调音师 (2018)

四叶傍晚之前你赶紧带着外婆离开小镇继续待在这会死的

Yotsuba, hurry and take Grandma out of town before nightfall. If you stay here any longer, you’ll die.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

在他找到魔戒之前在魔戒让他发疯之前可惜比尔博没杀了他

Before he found the One Ring, before it drove him mad—sadly, Bilbo didn’t kill him.

— 指环王1:护戒使者 (2001)

我必须在明天之前完成任务。

I have to finish the task by tomorrow.

八点之前回来

Come back before eight o’clock.

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

来吧,在你放弃之前,现在你很兴奋你需要的是放松

Come on—before you give up. You’re really excited right now; what you need is to relax.

— 恶魔 (1955)

你这混蛋,在播放电影之前我告诉过你,把手机关掉

You bastard, I told you to turn off your phone before the movie started.

— 海德尔 (2014)

在我们真正认识对方之前我一直盼望着这个呢

I’d been looking forward to this all along, even before we really got to know each other.

— 倩女幽魂 (1987)

是的-你在写信之前有没有和任何原子能委员会相关人士讨论信件内容?

Yes—before writing the letter, did you discuss its contents with anyone affiliated with the Atomic Energy Commission?

— 奥本海默 (2023)

注意,你们最迟要在五点钟之前到这儿。

Attention, you must get here by five o’clock at the latest.

我们必须在周二早上之前完成所有事情。

We must have everything finished by Tuesday morning.

我回来之前你们要保重

Take care of yourselves until I get back.

— 风之谷 (1984)

制作人在夏天之前还不会决定任何事情。

The producer won't decide anything before summer.

— 隐藏摄像机 (2005)

我想在我父母来之前收拾干净屋子。

I want to clean up the house before my parents arrive.

我们得在小宝宝到来之前画完。

We have to finish painting before the baby arrives.

— 海洋之歌 (2014)

你觉得晚餐之前我们能看看吗

Do you think we can take a look before dinner?

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

在我休庭之前

Before I adjourn the court.

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

在传给玛丽之前,汤姆把纸条折了起来。

Before passing it to Mary, Tom folded up the note.

她不像其他照顾你的人昨晚…在睡觉之前我们说了很多话,

Unlike the other people who take care of you, last night... before going to sleep, we talked a lot.

— 吾栖之肤 (2011)

沃耶特女士在你被告知之前你知道他录音了吗

Ms. Voyette, did you know he was recording before you were told?

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

死之前还有过性行为

They had sex before they died.

— 利维坦 (2014)

未放水入田之前马匹能从任何方向来

Before the fields are flooded, horses can come from any direction.

— 七武士 (1954)

上船之前我们容易受伤害

We are vulnerable to injury before boarding the ship.

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

也在你出生之前

Even before you were born.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

他当然没有帮个忙明天之前查出来是谁干的中午之前马奇

Of course he didn’t help at all. Find out who did it by tomorrow—by noon, Maggie.

— 这个杀手不太冷 (1994)

周四早上之前我们要全部完成。

We need to have everything finished by Thursday morning.

你再上那桥之前你应该先打电话给我

Before you get on that bridge again, you should call me first.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

关门之前才会发工资

They won’t pay us until just before closing.

— 为所应为 (1989)

在我改变主意之前赶快逃命吧,滚!

Run for your life before I change my mind—scram!

— 大象 (2003)

出去之前确认一下所有的灯都关了。

Before you leave, make sure all the lights are turned off.

我爸去世之前心里老惦记着你

Before my dad passed away, he was always thinking about you.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

在我们国家上课之前通常是先进行某种考试,皇上皇上是不能让人考的!

In our country, people usually have to take some kind of exam before starting classes. The emperor—the emperor isn't allowed to let anyone take it!

— 末代皇帝 (1987)

你是不是在我们来之前喝了威士忌?

Did you drink whiskey before we arrived?

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

来之前给我打电话…

Call me before you come…

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

听着在你对我和我妻子胡说八道之前我警告你

Listen, I’m warning you before you start spouting nonsense about me and my wife.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

在你们烧死她之前

Before you burn her to death

— 阿玛柯德 (1973)

六点之前要回家。

I need to be home before six.

走吧,趁他改变了主意之前。

Let's go before he changes his mind.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

詹姆回家之前我至少要干你两次

Before James gets home, I need to fuck you at least twice.

— 真爱至上 (2003)

还好邻居来之前我就藏好了

Luckily, I hid before the neighbor came.

— 回归 (2006)

在你知道我之前,我就知道你了

I knew of you before you knew me.

— 攻壳机动队 (1995)

如果人生有四季的话我四十岁之前都是春天

If life has four seasons, then mine was spring until I turned forty.

— 一代宗师 (2013)

是去非洲之前大概两个月了吧

It was probably about two months before I went to Africa.

— 燃烧 (2018)

在你去睡觉之前不要喝啤酒!

Don’t drink beer before you go to bed!

我必须在爸醒来之前完成这些文件

I have to finish these documents before Dad wakes up.

— 瞬息全宇宙 (2022)

我是说在夜晚到来之前必须要让镇上的所有人都去避难

I mean, everyone in town must be evacuated before nightfall.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

就在我看到你的照片之前

Just before I saw your photo.

— 青春年少 (1998)

这是货,周五之前交钱

Here are the goods. Pay by Friday.

— 上帝之城 (2002)

在我们说开门之前,不许开门。

Don't open the door until we say to open it.

— 死亡录像 (2007)

明天下午之前我会把它完成。

I’ll have it finished by tomorrow afternoon.

真的引爆这玩意之前…这是最好的保证几乎是零

Before actually detonating this thing... this is the best assurance that the risk is practically zero.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

在我辞职之前,因为你很差

Before I quit, because you were terrible.

— 大逃杀 (2000)

房东肯定是再婚之前的老婆可能死了一定是最近才再婚的

The landlord must have remarried recently. His previous wife may have died.

— 无人知晓 (2004)

在科技准备好之前需要五到十年。

It will take five to ten years before the technology is ready.

但我必须澄清一点在听到那个声音之前我从没做过疯狂的事

But I must clarify one thing: before hearing that voice, I had never done anything crazy.

— 梦幻之地 (1989)

那天之前我在哪里

Where was I before that day?

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

你再婚之前问过我吗?

Did you ask me before you remarried?

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

我没在等到你的回应之前添加了句子,真是糟糕。

I added the sentence before waiting for your response. That was a mistake.

直到会议结束之前都没人注意到她不在。

No one noticed she was missing until the meeting ended.

在我做好事前准备之前要好好做事哦

Be sure to do your work well before I get ready to do good deeds.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

我争取在他们之前赶到

I'll try to get there before they do.

— 不可告人 (2006)

专心点,继续下去之前..

Focus. Before you continue...

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

在你爸爸回来之前婆婆都会陪著你的好不好呀

Grandma will stay with you until your dad comes back, okay?

— 龙猫 (1988)

更是在我差点死于台风之前。

And that was before I almost died in a typhoon.

昨晚睡觉之前家里进了小偷。

A burglar broke into our home before we went to bed last night.

在我知道更多之前我不会提醒任何人。

I won’t alert anyone until I know more.

— 隐藏摄像机 (2005)

在我出庭作证之前一个人?

Alone before I testify in court?

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

在遗产分配完成之前,有许多人都可能破产,也可能不会。

Before the estate is distributed, many people may or may not go bankrupt.

我需要星期五之前知道你的答案。

I need to know your answer by Friday.

在我未赶你之前

Before I kick you out

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

最好是趁我还没干掉他之前给我说实话

You’d better tell me the truth before I take him out.

— 哭声 (2016)

他在早餐之前散步。

He takes a walk before breakfast.

在我被转移之前我最后一次听到他的声音

The last time I heard his voice was before I was transferred.

— 我仍在此 (2024)

长官我本来可以在你回来之前消失的但是我是哈努曼神的信徒而且…是

Sir, I could have disappeared before you got back, but I’m a devotee of Lord Hanuman, and… yes.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

根据现在的情况,这个任务在下周之前无法结束。

Given the current situation, this task cannot be completed before next week.

她让我们别无选择我们必须在她变成另一个乔布图帕基之前杀了她

She left us no choice—we had to kill her before she became another Job Tupaki.

— 瞬息全宇宙 (2022)

我们来之前吃过了

We ate before we came.

— 镜子 (1975)

在我们查出来之前别让任何人知道

Don't let anyone know until we find out.

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

她说她黄昏之前必须回来。

She said she had to be back before dusk.

你在任命奥本海默博士之前

Before you appointed Dr. Oppenheimer

— 奥本海默 (2023)

它存在于我们之前和之后

It exists both before and after us.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

在我告诉你之前不要出来。

Don't come out until I tell you to.

— RRR:双雄起义 (2022)

他会在你之前到这里

He will get here before you.

— 恶魔 (1955)

在那天来临之前,请好好保重

Until that day comes, please take good care of yourself.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

信没写好之前你哪儿也不许去

You’re not allowed to go anywhere until you’ve finished writing the letter.

— 罗马 (2018)

在我盘问奥马雷和罗德瑞格之前还有个问题

I have one more question before I interrogate Omari and Rodrigo.

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

在我还没原谅他之前上帝怎么可以就那么原谅他了呢?

How could God forgive him before I had even forgiven him?

— 密阳 (2007)

在死者被谋杀之前我见过他

I had seen him before he was murdered.

— 罗生门 (1950)

你让女巫把萨姆偷走之前我都可以去河边的

I could have gone to the river before you had the witch kidnap Sam.

— 女巫 (2016)

看到山上反射的光之前不要转身

Don't turn around until you see the light reflecting off the mountain.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

我要在格林威尔之前访问罗素

I want to visit Russell before Greenville.

— 几近成名 (2000)

在我做梦之前我见过这个,是吗?

I saw this before I dreamed about it, right?

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

直到死之前你还是得担当自己的角色

You'll still have to play your part until the day you die.

— 伊莲娜 (2011)

能看到我所看到的人感受到我的感受之前,你问关于“我们的女儿”真的是太疯狂了

It was absolutely crazy of you to ask about “our daughter” before anyone who could see what I see felt what I feel.

— 瞬息全宇宙 (2022)

在卢西欧之前还有几个没了

There were a few others before Lucio who were gone too.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

在他们控制我们之前,我们先制服他们。

Before they can control us, we’ll subdue them first.

下次的时候你在给他看警徽之前先把他打晕

Next time, knock him out before showing him your badge.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

在我离开之前

Before I leave

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

在你从沙漠中消失之前你还想破个大案子

Before you disappear into the desert, you still want to crack a major case.

— 城市英雄 (1993)

庄士敦先生在我被带到满洲之前就离开了

Mr. Johnston had left before I was taken to Manchuria.

— 末代皇帝 (1987)

我想请你帮忙送这个东西不知道傍晚之前能不能送到

I’d like to ask you to deliver this for me. I’m not sure if it can arrive before evening.

— 魔女宅急便 (1989)

话说回来,在我用完之前,绝不会有人找得到那些书。

Anyway, no one will ever find those books before I'm done with them.

在得出结论之前,还是想先听听汤姆的意见。

Before reaching a conclusion, I'd still like to hear Tom's opinion first.

我天黑之前到达了村庄。

I reached the village before dark.

盲人在辛哈先生之前就到了

The blind person arrived before Mr. Sinha.

— 调音师 (2018)

在我发觉之前我太太已走了

Before I realized it, my wife had already left.

— 蒲公英 (1985)

在你们远离家乡之前请给父母一个拥抱。

Give your parents a hug before you leave home.

noun Common #1,492
before; previously Refers to an earlier time or a prior state.
CH: 之前不知道你的情况。
EN: I didn’t know about your situation before.

所以之前我有去订作一个东西

So earlier, I had something custom-made.

— 海角七号 (2008)

之前我不了解你

I didn't know you before.

— 夺宝奇兵3:圣战奇兵 (1989)

但我们之前说好了不要见面

But we agreed not to see each other.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

为什么之前我们试了那么多次对呀

Why did we try so many times before?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

这比之前更可爱了

This is even cuter than before.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

之前是什么样子的

What was it like before?

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

你为什么之前不告诉我们

Why didn't you tell us earlier?

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

那我们之前的努力不就白费了吗

Wouldn't all our previous efforts have been in vain then?

— 你的名字。 (2016)

对了那你之前是在哪上班啊?

By the way, where did you work before?

— A Sun (2019)

之前没信号

There was no signal earlier.

— 巴克劳 (2019)

之前不知道你的情况

I didn't know about your situation before.

— 月升王国 (2012)

他之前坐在这里。

He was sitting here earlier.

之前都跟我抢着唱

They all used to vie with me for a chance to sing.

— 满江红 (2023)

“他是我的法律顾问,在他之前还是爹的法律顾问。”

He’s my lawyer—and before me, he was my dad’s lawyer.

我们之前已经面试完了

We’ve already finished the interview.

— 切肤之爱 (2000)

对了之前采访的那位大叔不也说了天空是比海洋更深奥的未知世界

Oh, right—the older man we interviewed earlier also said that the sky is an even more profound and unknown world than the ocean.

— 天气之子 (2019)

之前可是你自愿要去

But you were the one who volunteered to go earlier.

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

艾玛是你的第一个还是之前有过其他人?

Is Emma your first, or have you been with someone else before?

— 阿黛尔的生活 (2013)

他为什么之前住在美国?

Why did he live in the United States before?

我都不明白了之前为什么非要参加啊

I don’t understand why I was so set on participating before.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

之前我不知道

I didn't know before.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

这个人啊之前经常来的坐在那个位置最近不知道怎么了就不来了还有什么特别的

That person used to come here often and sit in that spot, but I don't know what happened lately—they don't come anymore. Was there something special about them?

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

不好意思我是之前打电话来的森岛

Excuse me, I’m Morishima. I called earlier.

— 天气之子 (2019)

那是之前

That was before.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

之前是在莫里森

I used to be at Morrison’s.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

她之前还很有精神

She was still full of energy earlier.

— 东京物语 (1953)

就像之前的汽车?

Like the car before?

— 维多利亚 (2015)

你现在写得比之前快多了

You're writing much faster now than you used to.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

每次一句话总得和你重复几百遍这事儿咱之前可没说好

Having to repeat the same thing to you hundreds of times every time is not what we agreed to.

— 妈咪 (2014)

而之前喝的是…─是什么?

And what was it that we drank before...?

— 豹 (1963)

之前看起来还不错的他还敢乱说话

He used to seem pretty decent, yet he still had the nerve to say whatever he wanted.

— 为所应为 (1989)

请问这里之前有个水井吗

Excuse me, was there a well here before?

— 燃烧 (2018)

我为之前的事道歉

I apologize for what happened before.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

之前他们要避开漩涡

Earlier, they had to avoid the whirlpool.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

他之前就叫我过去医院我们就讨论这事儿

He had already asked me to go to the hospital so we could discuss this matter.

— 伊莲娜 (2011)

之前,你戴着项链,戒指,不是吗?

You used to wear a necklace and a ring, didn’t you?

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

我们之前没有见过吧。

We haven't met before, have we?

之前我也不知道也从来都不相信有上帝的存在

I didn’t know before either, and I never believed that God existed.

— 密阳 (2007)

那之前的衣服都还挂在那儿吗?

Are the clothes from before still hanging there?

— 蔷花,红莲 (2003)

之前有一个男的.

There used to be a man.

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

美国那个之前就在

The one in the U.S. was already there before.

— 罗马 (2018)

之前那个人是你父亲?

Was that person earlier your father?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

都跟之前一样啊

Everything's just like before.

— 蔷花,红莲 (2003)

是之前那个阿姨没错吧?

It is the same lady from before, right?

— 寄生虫 (2019)

告诉他是我们之前看到的东西我们之前看到的东西照片

Tell him it’s a photo of something we saw before.

— 哭声 (2016)

之前你在哪里?

Where were you before?

之前在路上你是在跟谁说话

Who were you talking to on the way earlier?

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

因为之前巧克力蛋糕有点问题

Because there was a slight problem with the chocolate cake before.

— 触不可及 (2011)

之前我们也争论过上帝的事情

We’ve argued about God before, too.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

但他们之前是相信的.

But they did believe it before.

— 杀手疾风号 (2022)

之前有一次也是这样

This happened once before too.

— 龙猫 (1988)

并且比之前更糟

And it’s worse than before.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

是因为之前的检查

It was because of the previous inspection.

— 蝙蝠 (2009)

之前那是属于英国人的现在属于瑞马德哈·辛格

It used to belong to a Briton; now it belongs to Rimadha Singh.

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

我们的结论基于之前对这个问题的研究。

Our conclusion is based on our previous research into this issue.

之前做过什么?

What have you done before?

— A Sun (2019)

没人叫你的当事人窜改他之前的回答

Nobody asked your client to change his previous answer.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

我好像之前说了它一些坏话

I think I said some bad things about it before.

— 爱乐之城 (2016)

我为什么之前不告诉你们

Why didn’t I tell you earlier?

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

之前她去了你家

She went to your place before.

— 绝美之城 (2013)

真的,我们之前从没有碰过这样的事情

Honestly, we’ve never encountered anything like this before.

— 趣味游戏 (1997)

我承认之前对你有误会,

I admit I misunderstood you before.

— 好人寥寥 (1992)

几乎让人忘记了之前发生的事故

It almost made people forget about the accident that happened earlier.

— 白丝带 (2009)

之前我们有急事

We had an urgent matter to attend to earlier.

— 三傻大闹宝莱坞 (2009)

您之前把他丢下的地方

The place where you left him before

— 触不可及 (2011)

我父亲没之前好了。

My father isn't as well as he was before.

之前有人曾跟你谈论过这些洞吗

Has anyone talked to you about these holes before?

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

由于你离开了之前的职位

Because you left your previous position

— 切肤之爱 (2000)

人家之前在台北乐团也是主唱耶

I used to be the lead singer of a band in Taipei, you know.

— 海角七号 (2008)

之前都没见过?

You'd never seen it before?

— 密阳 (2007)

对了,很抱歉,我之前不知道…你们要提前过生日嗯…

Oh, right—I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were celebrating your birthdays early… um…

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

之前叫那么大声真抱歉

I'm really sorry for shouting so loudly earlier.

— 回归 (2006)

控方的事怎么样了,之前机场太吵了

How’s the prosecution’s case going? The airport was too noisy earlier.

— 看不见的客人 (2017)

preposition Rare #16,589
before; ... ago Placed after a time expression to mean earlier than that time.
CH: 三个月之前,我搬到了上海。
EN: I moved to Shanghai three months ago.

不久之前我看到三件这样的外套在等一列火车三个穿这种外套的家伙然后呢?

Not long ago, I saw three coats like this waiting for a train—three guys wearing coats like this. And then what?

— 西部往事 (1968)

大概三四个月之前你不在家你不在家的时候他们让我们在你的楼房干活不只是我们

About three or four months ago, you weren’t home. While you were away, they had us work in your building—and it wasn’t just us.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

你…认为人为什么会知道一秒钟之前的自己跟现在的自己是同一个人?

Why do you think people know that who they were a second ago is the same person they are now?

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

但是几年之前母亲遇到了一个人他劝她盖了这栋旅馆

But a few years ago, my mother met a man who persuaded her to build this hotel.

— 惊魂记 (1960)

那是多久之前大约是一年前了

How long ago was that? About a year ago.

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

这是三天之前了。

This was three days ago.

我女儿就在五分钟之前不见的

My daughter went missing just five minutes ago.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

就在几分钟之前

Just a few minutes ago

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)