ahead

adv.

1. （时间、空间）向前面，在前面
   further forward in space or time; in front
   1. I'll run ahead and warn them.
      我要跑在前头，警告他们。
   2. The road ahead was blocked.
      前面的路被封了。
   3. We've got a lot of hard work ahead.
      我们往后还有很多艰苦工作要做。
   4. This will create problems in the months ahead.
      在以后的几个月中这个就要出问题。
   5. He was looking straight ahead (= straight forward, in front of him) .
      他径直往前看去。
2. 提前；预先；提早
   earlier
   1. The party was planned weeks ahead.
      聚会提前几个星期就已筹划好了。
3. 占优势；领先
   winning; further advanced
   1. Our team was ahead by six points.
      我们队领先六分。
   2. You need to work hard to keep ahead.
      你要努力才能保持领先优势。

ADVERB USES 副词用法

In addition to the uses shown below, ahead is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘get ahead’, ‘go ahead’, and ‘press ahead’.
除下列用法外，ahead还可用于get ahead，go ahead，press ahead等短语动词中。

1. ADV 在前面；朝前面
   Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
   1. Brett looked straight ahead...
      布雷特直视前方。
   2. I peered ahead through the front screen...
      我透过面前的挡风玻璃凝视前方。
   3. The road ahead was now blocked solid...
      前面的路现已被堵得严严实实。
   4. Ahead, he saw the side railings of First Bridge over Crooked Brook.
      他看见了克鲁克德河上第一大桥的桥栏就在前面。
2. ADV （与push，move和forge等动词连用表示计划或组织等）进展迅速地
   You use ahead with verbs such as 'push', 'move', and 'forge' to indicate that a plan, scheme, or organization is making fast progress.
   1. We are moving ahead with plans to send financial aid...
      我们提供财政援助的计划进展顺利。
   2. Now BBC World Television is forging ahead on its own.
      现在英国广播公司的全球电视节目正靠自己的力量稳步推进。
3. ADV 超前地;超出预期地
   If you are ahead in your work or achievements, you have made more progress than you expected to and are performing well.
   1. The North Korean economy was pretty strong in its time, and was ahead until maybe 1970...
      朝鲜的经济曾经相当强大，大约在1970年之前都是超前发展。
   2. First half profits have charged ahead from £127.6m to £134.2m...
      上半年的利润已超过预计的1.276亿英镑达到1.342亿英镑。
   3. Children in small classes are several months ahead in reading.
      小班的孩子们提前几个月就开始阅读。
4. ADV 领先地;占优势地
   If a person or a team is ahead in a competition, they are winning.
   1. Australia were ahead throughout the game...
      澳大利亚队在整场比赛都处于领先地位。
   2. Scotland were ahead in their European championship qualifier in Iceland...
      苏格兰队在冰岛举行的欧洲杯预选赛中处于领先位置。
   3. A goal would have put Dublin 6-1 ahead.
      只要再进一球，都柏林队将以6比1领先。
5. ADV 在将来；今后
   Ahead also means in the future.
   1. A much bigger battle is ahead for the president...
      一场更为艰巨的战斗正等待着总统。
   2. Anne Garrels reports there are still difficult times ahead for Poland...
      安妮·加雷尔斯报道说波兰仍然将面临一段艰苦的时期。
   3. Now I can remember without mourning, and begin to look ahead...
      如今回首往事我已不再感到悲痛，并且开始展望将来。
   4. There will be many difficult and challenging days ahead.
      今后将会有很多艰苦和充满挑战性的日子。
   5. The task ahead is huge.
      眼前的任务很艰巨。
6. ADV 提前，预先（准备或计划）
   If you prepare or plan something ahead, you do it some time before a future event so that everything is ready for that event to take place.
   1. The government wants figures that help it to plan ahead...
      政府需要一些有助于其提前制订计划的数据。
   2. Do book ahead as the restaurant is very popular...
      该饭店非常受欢迎，请务必提前预订。
   3. Summer weddings need to be arranged months ahead.
      在夏季举行婚礼需要提前几个月作安排。
7. ADV 先（走）
   If you go ahead, or if you go on ahead, you go in front of someone who is going to the same place so that you arrive there some time before they do.
   1. I went ahead and waited with Sean...
      我先走的，和肖恩一起在那儿等。
   2. You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
      你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
   3. I'd have to send Tina on ahead with Rachael.
      我只有让蒂娜和雷切尔一起先行一步。

PREPOSITION USES 介词用法

1. PREP-PHRASE 在…前面
   If someone is ahead of you, they are directly in front of you. If someone is moving ahead of you, they are in front of you and moving in the same direction.
   1. I saw a man in a blue jacket thirty metres ahead of me...
      我看见在我前面30米处有一个身穿蓝色夹克的男人。
   2. She walked ahead of Helene up the steps into the hotel.
      她在海伦妮前面迈上台阶，进了旅馆。
2. PREP-PHRASE 将要发生；将要来临
   If an event or period of time lies ahead of you, it is going to happen or take place soon or in the future.
   1. I tried to think about all the problems that were ahead of me tomorrow...
      我试图考虑明天我将面临的所有问题。
   2. She spent all night thinking about the future that lay ahead of her...
      她整夜未睡，满脑子都想着她未来的前途。
   3. We have a very busy day ahead of us today.
      今天迎接我们的将是非常忙碌的一天。
3. PREP-PHRASE （竞赛中）领先于，超过
   In a competition, if a person or team does something ahead of someone else, they do it before the second person or team.
   1. Millar finished 1 minute and 35 seconds ahead of Thierry Claveyrolat.
      米勒领先蒂埃里·克拉韦罗拉1分35秒完成比赛。
4. PREP-PHRASE 早于；在…之前
   If something happens ahead of an event or time, it happens before that event or time.
   1. The Prime Minister was speaking ahead of today's meeting.
      首相在今天的会议开始之前作了发言。
5. PREP-PHRASE 提前
   If something happens ahead of schedule or ahead of time, it happens earlier than was planned.
   1. The election was held six months ahead of schedule...
      选举提前了6个月举行。
   2. This dish may be prepared a day ahead of time and refrigerated.
      这道菜可以提前一天准备好并冷藏起来。
6. PREP-PHRASE 领先于;比…出色
   If someone is ahead of someone else, they have made more progress and are more advanced in what they are doing.
   1. Henry generally stayed ahead of the others in the academic subjects.
      亨利的文化课成绩通常都优于其他学生。
7. one step ahead of someone or something → see: step

1. Ahead, he saw the side railings of First Bridge over Crooked Brook.
   他看见了克鲁克德河上第一大桥的桥栏就在前面。
2. We are moving ahead with plans to send financial aid
   我们提供财政援助的计划进展顺利。
3. Now BBC World Television is forging ahead on its own.
   现在英国广播公司的全球电视节目正靠自己的力量稳步推进。
4. Children in small classes are several months ahead in reading.
   小班的孩子们提前几个月就开始阅读。
5. Australia were ahead throughout the game
   澳大利亚队在整场比赛都处于领先地位。
6. Scotland were ahead in their European championship qualifier in Iceland
   苏格兰队在冰岛举行的欧洲杯预选赛中处于领先位置。
7. A goal would have put Dublin 6-1 ahead.
   只要再进一球，都柏林队将以6比1领先。
8. A much bigger battle is ahead for the president
   一场更为艰巨的战斗正等待着总统。
9. Anne Garrels reports there are still difficult times ahead for Poland
   安妮·加雷尔斯报道说波兰仍然将面临一段艰苦的时期。
10. Now I can remember without mourning, and begin to look ahead
    如今回首往事我已不再感到悲痛，并且开始展望将来。
11. There will be many difficult and challenging days ahead.
    今后将会有很多艰苦和充满挑战性的日子。
12. The task ahead is huge.
    眼前的任务很艰巨。
13. The government wants figures that help it to plan ahead
    政府需要一些有助于其提前制订计划的数据。
14. Do book ahead as the restaurant is very popular
    该饭店非常受欢迎，请务必提前预订。
15. Summer weddings need to be arranged months ahead.
    在夏季举行婚礼需要提前几个月作安排。
16. I went ahead and waited with Sean
    我先走的，和肖恩一起在那儿等。
17. You just go on ahead. I'll come by later
    你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
18. I'd have to send Tina on ahead with Rachael.
    我只有让蒂娜和雷切尔一起先行一步。
19. I saw a man in a blue jacket thirty metres ahead of me
    我看见在我前面30米处有一个身穿蓝色夹克的男人。
20. She walked ahead of Helene up the steps into the hotel.
    她在海伦妮前面迈上台阶，进了旅馆。
21. I tried to think about all the problems that were ahead of me tomorrow
    我试图考虑明天我将面临的所有问题。
22. She spent all night thinking about the future that lay ahead of her
    她整夜未睡，满脑子都想着她未来的前途。
23. We have a very busy day ahead of us today.
    今天迎接我们的将是非常忙碌的一天。
24. The Prime Minister was speaking ahead of today's meeting.
    首相在今天的会议开始之前作了发言。
25. The election was held six months ahead of schedule
    选举提前了6个月举行。
26. This dish may be prepared a day ahead of time and refrigerated.
    这道菜可以提前一天准备好并冷藏起来。
27. Henry generally stayed ahead of the others in the academic subjects.
    亨利的文化课成绩通常都优于其他学生。
28. There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her.
    有了一条留言，这表示有人已先于她到了这儿。
29. Now is the time to forge ahead with all the enthusiasm and optimism that you can manage.
    现在到了拿出你最大的热情和积极性，努力进取的时候了。

  beforehand ahead【导航词义：事先，提前】

  beforehand adv. 事先，预先，事前

〔辨析〕指在时间上先于另一事发生或完成，尤用于谈论准备或计划的事情。

  ahead adv. 事前，提前

〔辨析〕词义同 beforehand，常可换用；但以 ahead of time/schedule 出现时，则其中的 ahead 不可与 beforehand 换用。

adv

1. at or in the front
   1. I see the lights of a town ahead
   2. the road ahead is foggy
   3. staring straight ahead
   4. we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front
   5. with the cross of Jesus marching on before

   Synonym:    in frontbefore

2. ahead of time
   1. when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount
   2. We like to plan ahead
   3. should have made reservations beforehand

   Synonym:    in advancebeforehand

3. in a forward direction
   1. go ahead
   2. the train moved ahead slowly
   3. the boat lurched ahead
   4. moved onward into the forest
   5. they went slowly forward in the mud

   Synonym:    onwardonwardsforwardforwardsforrader

4. leading or ahead in a competition
   1. the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch
   2. ahead by two pawns
   3. our candidate is in the lead in the polls
   4. way out front in the race
   5. the advertising campaign put them out front in sales

   Synonym:    out frontin the lead

5. to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
   1. moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday
   2. pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday

6. to a more advanced or advantageous position
   1. a young man sure to get ahead
   2. pushing talented students ahead

7. toward the future
   1. I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
   2. I look forward to seeing you

   Synonym:    forward