前

before, ago, in front of, former; ex-, forward; ahead

t͡ɕʰ i̯ ɛ n ³ ⁵
preposition Very common #835
before Used after a time, event, or place to mean “before it.”
CH: 上床睡觉前要刷牙。
EN: Brush your teeth before going to bed.

你在新保单发出前会得到保障

You'll be covered before the new policy is issued.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

这个月底前,我们必须交报告。

We must submit the report by the end of this month.

他天黑前能回家。

He can get home before dark.

比赛前我一直都很紧张。

I was always very nervous before the competition.

在我回台湾前一个晚上因为班机的问题我又回到布宜诺斯艾利斯

The night before I returned to Taiwan, I went back to Buenos Aires because of a problem with my flight.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

最好在出丑前

Preferably before I embarrass myself.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

当兵前两次,当兵后两次

Twice before serving in the military, and twice after.

— 寄生虫 (2019)

每次练习朗读前,我都会头痛

I get a headache every time before I practice reading aloud.

— 小姐 (2016)

在找到更好的工作前我可以跟你干

I can work for you until I find a better job.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

你圣诞节前都会在这里吗

Will you be here until Christmas?

— 真爱至上 (2003)

校长先生临走前允许我说说对你的看法

Mr. Principal, before I leave, allow me to tell you what I think of you.

— 放牛班的春天 (2004)

列车停下前别下车。

Don't get off the train before it comes to a complete stop.

你在十二月前还有很长时间

You still have plenty of time before December.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

我在吃午饭前洗手。

I wash my hands before lunch.

我出发前还有几件事要做,尤其是把主水桶灌满,不像平时那样让它空着。

I still have a few things to do before I leave, especially filling the main water tank instead of leaving it empty like I usually do.

又在早饭前吸烟

Smoking again before breakfast.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

我想他临走前想跟你谈一谈

I think he wants to talk to you before he leaves.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

我妈被吊死前有哭吗?

Did my mom cry before she was hanged?

— 小姐 (2016)

她吃早餐前去了散步。

She went for a walk before breakfast.

吃饭前,我必须洗手。

I have to wash my hands before eating.

旅行前,我剪了头发。

I got a haircut before the trip.

我们得赶在空袭前回去

We have to get back before the air raid.

— 萤火虫之墓 (1988)

我经常在早饭前看一眼报纸。

I often take a quick look at the newspaper before breakfast.

是的,第一首歌会在这周练好第二首歌也会在周末前做出来

Yes, we’ll have the first song rehearsed this week, and the second one finished by the weekend.

— 海角七号 (2008)

我上班前来的

I came before work.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

醒来前你是没机会了

By the time you wake up, you’ll have missed your chance.

— 流浪地球 (2019)

我望着她在镜子里的眼神跟母亲死去前一模一样

I looked into her eyes in the mirror, and they were exactly the same as my mother's before she died.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

不,是他的侄子在大战前被暗杀的

No, it was his nephew who was assassinated before the Great War.

— 末代皇帝 (1987)

我简直不懂那是因为应当上班前做嘛他们上班的时间和我的和您的一样

I really don’t understand. It’s because it should be done before work, right? Their working hours are the same as mine and yours.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

我们会在会议前进行试爆

We will conduct a test blast before the meeting.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

我离开屋子前就把窗关上了

I closed the window before I left the house.

— 蝴蝶梦 (1940)

你在被那些人看见前还有十秒钟万一他们看见了就会杀你

You have ten seconds before those people see you. If they do, they’ll kill you.

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

查西的太太芮秋在前一年夏天坠机身亡

Chase's wife, Rachel, died in a plane crash the previous summer.

— 天才一族 (2001)

我会在毕业典礼前回来

I’ll be back before the graduation ceremony.

— 几近成名 (2000)

起码在午餐前

At least before lunch.

— 野草莓 (1957)

不要紧,到婚礼前会痊愈的。

It’s okay, it’ll be healed by the wedding.

— 飞向太空 (1972)

在起飞和降落前,我们分享一点时间

We spend a little time together before takeoff and landing.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

我回香港前到台北停了一夜

I stopped over in Taipei for one night before returning to Hong Kong.

— 春光乍泄 (1997)

在他倒下前我抓住了他的手臂。

I grabbed his arm before he fell.

十点前

Before ten o’clock.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

现在能做的是午餐前半小时做个日光浴衣服可以不脱

For now, you can sunbathe for half an hour before lunch, and you don’t need to take your clothes off.

— 分手的决心 (2022)

一个说要在日出前祈祷

Someone said they would pray before sunrise.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

上床睡觉前要刷牙。

You should brush your teeth before going to bed.

进厕所前先敲门。

Knock before entering the bathroom.

葬礼前可先休息一下

You can rest for a while before the funeral.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

出任务前,把这个缝在衣服里

Before you head out on the mission, sew this into your clothes.

— 色‧戒 (2007)

进来前请敲门。

Please knock before coming in.

我总是在上学前先吃饭。

I always eat before going to school.

七点前可以见到他吗?

Can we see him before seven?

— 天使爱美丽 (2001)

晚饭前您想喝一杯吗?

Would you like a drink before dinner?

开车前再来一杯

Have one more drink before you drive.

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

你必须在到期前完成这项工作。

You must complete this work before the deadline.

在菜穗子小姐上火车前就让她去吧

Let her go before Miss Naoko boards the train.

— 起风了 (2013)

开始前

Before starting

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

你们出海捕鱼,黄昏前把鱼送到安东尼奥那里。

You’re heading out to fish. Get the fish to Antonio before dusk.

这是林浩信非法手机的号码追踪一下他死亡前的位置

This is the number of Lin Haoxin’s illegal cellphone. Track his location before he died.

— 分手的决心 (2022)

在人家报警前快让她回去吧

Hurry up and get her to go back before they call the police.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

在明天前完成报告几乎是不可能的。

It’s almost impossible to finish the report by tomorrow.

在你没交代清楚身份和来历前你哪都不能去

Until you clearly explain who you are and where you came from, you're not going anywhere.

— 伊万的童年 (1962)

你走前我该去看看他们

Before you leave, I should go check on them.

— 英国病人 (1996)

如果在手术前发生什么事的话…太太那是当然的…

If anything were to happen before the surgery… Of course, ma’am…

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

让我好奇的是,这项计划是"傀儡师"第一次现身的前一年开始的

What makes me curious is that this project began a year before the “puppeteer” first appeared.

— 攻壳机动队 (1995)

你在试演前就决定是她了

You had already decided it was going to be her before the audition.

— 切肤之爱 (2000)

我认为这样会比较安全以防他在她开车前上车

I think this would be safer in case he gets in before she starts driving.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

你在说话前应该先思考。

You should think before you speak.

她在失踪前是不是看起来很怪?

Did she seem strange before she went missing?

— 死亡论文 (1996)

害我出来前还得擦,妳懂不懂!

You made me wipe before I came out—do you get it?!

— 色‧戒 (2007)

十点前不能往德国打电话

You can't call Germany before 10 o'clock.

— 从海底出击 (1981)

在我去接你前要在那边好好等着

Wait there patiently until I come pick you up.

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

泰勋刚看到我偷看雷太太仅看我的眼神在我开口前她就知道我要说什么

As soon as Taehoon saw me sneaking a glance at Mrs. Lei, she knew what I was going to say before I even opened my mouth, just by looking into my eyes.

— 蝙蝠 (2009)

讲话前先吃些肉吧

Have some meat before you speak.

— 杀人回忆 (2003)

等等,开始前你先给我一点给我药头地址,跟他说我会自己去拿

Wait, before we start, give me a little first and give me the dealer’s address. Tell him I’ll go pick it up myself.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

进门前低头并保持这种状态,直到你出来。

Bow your head before entering, and keep it lowered until you come out.

— RRR:双雄起义 (2022)

如果可能的话,在明天前做好这个工作。

If possible, please finish this work by tomorrow.

但活动前,我们会再通电话吧?

But we’ll talk on the phone again before the event, right?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

前一分钟没有后一分钟就出现了

It wasn’t there a minute ago, and now it’s suddenly appeared.

— 落水狗 (1992)

那你可以在寿宴前把文件送去

Then you can deliver the documents before the birthday banquet.

— 瞬息全宇宙 (2022)

但我遇上你前从没想过这样做

But before I met you, I never thought of doing this.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

你必须在天黑前回来。

You must be back before dark.

我们在婚礼前一天在这里干什么?

What are we doing here the day before the wedding?

— 女王旅途 (2014)

祖父母都在我记事前就去世了

Both of my grandparents died before I was old enough to remember them.

— 入殓师 (2008)

离开厕所前应该洗手。

You should wash your hands before leaving the bathroom.

降落后记得让我打给我爸我想趁他看到新闻前告诉他

After we land, remind me to call my dad. I want to tell him before he sees it on the news.

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

每次起飞前都要向警察出示证件

Before every takeoff, you have to show your identification to the police.

— 钛 (2021)

在我的孩子出生前…我不会让这种事再发生

Before my child is born... I won't let this happen again.

— 埃及艳后的任务 (2002)

你们在复活节前不准离开学校

You are not allowed to leave school before Easter.

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

你就不能……妈妈的房间必须和她住院前一模一样医生说她必须躺着

Can't you just…? Mom's room has to be exactly the way it was before she was hospitalized. The doctor said she has to stay in bed.

— 再见列宁 (2003)

新桌子送到前你就用社长的桌子吧

Until the new desk arrives, just use the company president’s desk.

— 入殓师 (2008)

在我中风前一周开始节食的时候我作梦也不会想到会有这样的结果

When I started dieting a week before my stroke, I never dreamed it would turn out like this.

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

按照这个速度,我们不会在这周结束前完成。

At this rate, we won't finish by the end of the week.

他说我们在出门前要“变红”

He said we had to “turn red” before heading out.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

投资前总得先把故事弄清楚吧

Before investing, you have to get the full story straight first, right?

— 红磨坊 (2001)

我七点前得通知杜鲁门

I need to notify Truman before seven.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

在我们开始前

Before we begin.

— 奥本海默 (2023)

直到约翰说出来前他并不存在

He didn’t exist until John said it out loud.

— 这个男人来自地球 (2007)

叔叔,你得到书面保证前,先不离开这里。

Uncle, don't leave here until you get a written guarantee.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

审判前他会一直被关押

He will remain in custody until trial.

— 利维坦 (2014)

在我踢你屁股前

Before I kick your butt

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

我进来前不知道你们欠我金钱

Before I came in, I didn’t know you owed me money.

— 双重赔偿 (1944)

因为在你们出生前我就抽烟了

Because I was already smoking before you were born.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

我们黎明出发,午饭前就到了伊斯特港。

We set off at dawn and arrived in Eastport before lunch.

记得晚饭前回来啊

Remember to be back before dinner.

— Deep Sea (2023)

所以我到星期一前不能见你…

So I can’t see you until Monday…

— 大病 (2017)

但她突然跑掉我去萨尔瓦多前,希望见见她

But she suddenly ran off. I wanted to see her before I went to El Salvador.

— 关于我母亲的一切 (1999)

我要在乐队奏乐前及时赶到

I need to get there in time before the band starts playing.

— 英国病人 (1996)

只要你在拍摄结束前离那些破事远一点

Just stay away from that crap until you’re done filming.

— 雨水危机 (2011)

他出事前,使用过毒品吗?

Had he used drugs before the incident?

— 普通女人 (2017)

出门前记得检查一下煤气是否关好了。

Remember to check that the gas is turned off before you leave.

你们出门前应该先换个衣服

You should change clothes before going out.

— 蔷花,红莲 (2003)

我会在明天午饭前回来。

I’ll be back before lunch tomorrow.

安吉丽娜决赛前有压力吗

Angelina, are you feeling stressed before the final?

— 摔跤吧!爸爸 (2016)

下雨前回来

Come back before it rains.

— 小姐 (2016)

离家前我会准备好晚饭

I’ll prepare dinner before I leave home.

— 亲切的金子 (2005)

出发前一刻,我突然身体不舒服

I suddenly felt unwell right before leaving.

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

这段故事要从我出世前说起

This story begins before I was born.

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

他上船前一周买的

He bought it a week before boarding the ship.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

明天前一定得完成才行

It absolutely has to be finished by tomorrow.

— 起风了 (2013)

她进屋前擦了鞋。

She wiped her shoes before coming inside.

过马路前要先看看两边

Before crossing the street, look both ways first.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

布鲁诺十点前必须要上床了

Bruno has to go to bed before ten.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

preposition Common #3,435
ago Follows a time expression to say how long before now or another reference point something happened.
CH: 我三天前见过他。
EN: I saw him three days ago.

我两百年前曾经住在那里

I lived there two hundred years ago.

— 野草莓 (1957)

你知道她三天前说了什么?

Do you know what she said three days ago?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

我好几年前做了这个

I did this several years ago.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

他说:“我五天前见过她。”

He said, “I saw her five days ago.”

萨姆的父母好几年前就死了

Sam's parents died several years ago.

— 月升王国 (2012)

我发誓两秒前它还在的肯定就在附近

I swear it was there just two seconds ago—it must be nearby.

— 爆裂鼓手 (2014)

我妈六年前就死了

My mom died six years ago.

— 西部往事 (1968)

十五分钟前你差点告诉了我你的名字

Fifteen minutes ago, you almost told me your name.

— 落水狗 (1992)

十天前他就和他的单位一起走了

He left with his work unit ten days ago.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

很遗憾该方案七小时前曾由以色列科学团队提出过成功几率为零

Unfortunately, this proposal was already put forward by an Israeli scientific team seven hours ago, and its chances of success are zero.

— 流浪地球 (2019)

飞机十分钟前起飞了。

The plane took off ten minutes ago.

听着,他说他是四个月前买的二手的摄像机。

Listen, he says he bought the used camera four months ago.

— 死亡论文 (1996)

尽管他生活在两百年前的荷兰可是直到最近才得到人们的注意

Although he lived in the Netherlands two hundred years ago, it was only recently that he attracted people's attention.

— 两生花 (1991)

我很早前就决定了

I decided a long time ago.

— 豹 (1963)

因为这个人可是在三年前就已经死了就在两三周前她还跟我说过可以看到彗星

Because this person had already died three years ago, yet just two or three weeks ago she was telling me that we could see a comet.

— 你的名字。 (2016)

两小时前要办登机手续

You need to check in two hours before departure.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

两分钟前

Two minutes ago

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

五分钟前他用过这支笔

He used this pen five minutes ago.

— 几近成名 (2000)

十分钟前…他看了看手表,然后走了

Ten minutes ago... he glanced at his watch, then left.

— 蓝白红三部曲之蓝 (1993)

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)

记得我一个月前找过你吗

Do you remember that I contacted you a month ago?

— 野草莓 (1957)

所有新的旧的试镜,甚至我们五个月前拍的那些。

All the new and old auditions, even the ones we filmed five months ago.

— 八部半 (1963)

我在三小时前见过汤姆。

I saw Tom three hours ago.

差不多一个月前.

About a month ago.

— 你妈妈也一样 (2001)

姐姐几年前结婚了

My older sister got married a few years ago.

— 燃烧 (2018)

两年前。

Two years ago.

— 死亡论文 (1996)

其实就是一周前

Actually, it was just a week ago.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

我前两天才来过这么快就搬了?

I was just here a couple of days ago—have you already moved?

— 2046 (2004)

乱七八糟四天前才搬进来

It’s a complete mess, and I only moved in four days ago.

— 关于我母亲的一切 (1999)

两周前,她已宣布退休

She announced her retirement two weeks ago.

— 看不见的客人 (2017)

大副莫里森半小时前就已经准备好了。

First Officer Morrison was ready half an hour ago.

你仅仅是一个小时前才开始这份工作的。

You only started this job an hour ago.

半小时前他就走了吗

Did he leave half an hour ago?

— 为所应为 (1989)

我弟弟没我两年前高。

My younger brother isn't as tall as I was two years ago.

三天前

Three days ago

— 无爱可诉 (2017)

除了两小时前的爆炸之外在过去一小时没什么奇怪的事?

Was there nothing unusual in the past hour besides the explosion two hours ago?

— 虎胆龙威 (1988)

preposition Uncommon #5,849
in front of Indicates a position at the front of a person or thing.
CH: 他把车停在大楼前。
EN: He parked the car in front of the building.

每个人到黑板前写下自己的名字。

Everyone, come up to the blackboard and write your name.

他总是在电视机前坐着你的所有影片他都记得

He’s always sitting in front of the TV, and he remembers all your movies.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

那个男人是谁,在我办公室前干嘛

Who is that man, and what is he doing in front of my office?

— 看不见的客人 (2017)

请让我在那栋房子前下车。

Please let me get out in front of that house.

图书馆前种着许多树。

There are many trees planted in front of the library.

当我看到他们在屋子前散步时

When I saw them walking in front of the house

— 青春年少 (1998)

大家都到餐桌前来吧!

Everyone, come to the table!

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

车站前有个银行。

There is a bank in front of the station.

我就在你家前的电话亭

I'm in the phone booth right in front of your house.

— 天堂电影院 (1988)

我们离开了,停在隔壁的橱窗前……

We left and stopped in front of the shop window next door…

我每天都从那座教堂前经过。

I pass by that church every day.

她站在镜子前。

She is standing in front of the mirror.

这辆车停在银行前。

This car is parked in front of the bank.

汤姆醒来的时候看到玛丽在书桌前看一本书。

When Tom woke up, he saw Mary reading a book at the desk.

那,就在寺庙前

Then, in front of the temple.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

她安静地坐在钢琴前。

She sat quietly at the piano.

他在他的办公桌前。

He is at his desk.

他把车停在大楼前。

He parked the car in front of the building.

抓住她的手把她带到舞台前

Grab her hand and lead her to the front of the stage.

— 死亡诗社 (1989)

adjective Rare #17,953
former; ex- Placed before a title or relationship, 前 means the person used to hold that role or have that relationship but no longer does.
CH: 他是前国会议员。
EN: He is a former member of parliament.

看来现在已经是前未婚夫了。

Looks like he’s an ex-fiancé now.

她前未婚夫卡尔是个船主,给她办了船员证件。

Her former fiancé, Carl, was a shipowner who got her crew papers.

丽丝是你的前女友吗?

Is Lisi your ex-girlfriend?

— 阿黛尔的生活 (2013)

汤姆是玛丽的前男友。

Tom is Mary's ex-boyfriend.

就成了我的前男友啦

And just like that, he became my ex-boyfriend.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

您不知道它的前主人是谁吗

Don’t you know who its previous owner was?

— 水瓶座 (2016)

preposition Rare #20,046
forward; ahead Marks a direction or position toward the front.
CH: 从这里向前飞。
EN: Fly forward from here.

走向前一步,我心爱的宝贝

Take one step forward, my beloved baby.

— 豹 (1963)

从这里向前飞

Fly straight ahead from here.

— 天空之城 (1986)

我觉得你可以再往前一点瞄准一点,好不好?

I think you could move a little farther forward and aim a little more accurately, okay?

— 功夫 (2004)

眼朝前看

Look straight ahead.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

车往前走。

The car is moving forward.

带头的走前一步

Leaders, step forward.

— 七武士 (1954)

别往前够

Don't reach forward.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

adjective Rare #30,547
previous; preceding Used before a noun for something earlier in a sequence or order.
CH: 你的前一本小说并不成功。
EN: Your previous novel was not successful.

像前两封一样重要一封是老婆通知要离开我,一封是律师说跟我老婆私奔

Just as important as the first two: one was from my wife informing me that she was leaving me, and the other was from my lawyer saying he was eloping with my wife.

— 第五元素 (1997)

你的前一本小说“冒险”并不成功

Your previous novel, "Adventure," wasn’t very successful.

— 天才一族 (2001)

通话的前三分钟

The first three minutes of the call

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

坦率地说,我更喜欢前一个。

Frankly speaking, I prefer the former.

— 八部半 (1963)

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