beforehand的意思

基本释义

• adv 事先；预先

  before something else happens or is done

• adj 提前的；预先准备好的

例句

1. The police need to be briefed beforehand on how to deal with this sort of situation.

   需要事先告诉警察这种情况怎样处理。

2. When you give a speech, it’s natural to feel nervous beforehand.

   你在演讲之前感到紧张是很自然的。

3. We knew they were coming, so we bought some food beforehand.

   我们知道他们要来,所以预先买了一些食物。

4. Please inform me of your arrival time beforehand.

   请事先通知我你抵达的时间。

5. I wish we'd known about it beforehand.

   要是我们预先知道这件事就好了。

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英英释义

adv 1. ahead of time in anticipation e.g. when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount We like to plan ahead should have made reservations beforehand Synonym: aheadin advance