qián
  • front;first;top;ago
  • go forward
前
[qián]
  • 指空间,人面所向的一面;房屋等正门所向的一面;家具等靠外的一面,与“后”相对:~面。~边。~方。面~。~进。~程。

  • 指时间,过去的,往日的,与“后”相对:以~。~人。~此。~科。~嫌。~言。~车之鉴。

  • 顺序在先的:~五名。

  • 向前行进:勇往直~。

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1

(在正面的) front:

  • 前门 [院]

    front door [courtyard]

2

(次序在先的) first; top:

  • 前六排座位

    the first six rows of seats;

  • 前三名

    the first three places;

  • 比赛将决出前八名。

    The matches would decide the top eight.

3

(过去的; 较早的)ago; before; preceding:

  • 解放前

    before liberation;

  • 前一阶段

    the preceding stage;

  • 日前

    a few days ago; the other day;

  • 30年前

    thirty years ago;

  • 晚饭前

    before supper;

  • 战前

    prewar

4

(从前的) former; formerly:

  • 前市长

    former mayor; ex-mayor;

  • 前校长

    former principal of a school

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1

(向前进)go forward [ahead]:

  • 畏缩不前

    recoil in fear; hesitate to press forward;

  • 勇往直前

    go bravely forward; forge ahead dauntlessly

  1. 他猛然刹车,使得前车轮打滑了。

    He braked suddenly , causing the front wheels to skid .

  2. 有人居然把车停在大门口前!

    Someone 's been and parked in front of the entrance !

  3. 睡觉前请关上电视。

    Please turn the television off before you go to bed .

  4. 这些房子在五年前就确定要拆除了。

    The houses were first slated for demolition five years ago .

  5. 前几天我与她作了一次长谈。

    I had a long conversation with her the other day .

  6. 他决心在退休前最后痛痛快快地玩乐一番。

    He was determined to have one last fling before retiring .

  7. 她径直走到门前大声敲门。

    She went straight up to the door and knocked loudly .

  8. 去旅行前要办理好意外保险。

    Take out accident insurance before you go on your trip .

  9. 你能不能在5点钟前把这些给我复印好?

    Can you get these photocopied for me by 5 o'clock ?

  10. 外出前,别忘了停订报纸。

    Don 't forget to cancel the newspaper before going away .

  11. 我们应该在旅行前备足胶卷。

    We ought to stock up on film before our trip .

  12. 几年前的情况就大不相同。

    Just a few years ago the picture was very different .

  13. 她十年前就去世了,但她却留在人们的记忆中。

    She died ten years ago but her memory lives on .

  14. 猫躺在壁炉前它最喜欢的地方打盹。

    The cat dozed in its favourite spot on the hearth .

  15. 自圣诞节前就一直没有他们的消息。

    There 's been no word from them since before Christmas .

  16. 我要你在五点钟前把整件事电告单位。

    I need you to phone the story in before five .

  17. 睡觉前尽量别使宝宝太兴奋。

    Try not to excite your baby too much before bedtime .

  18. 利润和前一年的持平。

    Profits were at the same level as the year before .

  19. 我们回家坐在电视机前放松。

    We went home and chilled in front of the TV .

  20. 我们在旅馆前照了相。

    We had our picture taken in front of the hotel .

  21. 你的名字将出现在书的前页。

    Your name will appear at the front of the book .

  22. 你遗漏了你前雇主的名字。

    You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer .

  23. 她面试前格外地焦虑不安。

    She got herself into a real state before the interview .

  24. 比赛前几天要减轻训练强度。

    Ease off the training a few days before the race .

  25. 政府正努力推动,要在选举前促成这些变革。

    The government is pushing the changes through before the election .

  26. 各地超级市场报告说圣诞节前生意火爆。

    Supermarkets everywhere reported excellent trading in the run-up to Christmas .

  27. 我对前几天的那个问题感到非常遗憾。

    I 'm awfully sorry about that problem the other day .

  28. 正餐前不要给孩子一个劲地吃巧克力。

    Don 't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner .

  29. 面试前一定要用心掌握公司的情况。

    Make sure you swot up on the company before the interview .

  30. 这是他五十年歌手生涯结束前最后一次巡回演出。

    This is his sunset tour after fifty years as a singer .