beforehand

adv.

1. 预先；事先
   earlier; before sth else happens or is done
   1. two weeks/three days/a few hours beforehand
      提前两星期 / 三天 / 几小时
   2. I wish we'd known about it beforehand.
      要是我们预先知道这事就好了。

1. ADV 预先；事先；提前
   If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
   1. How could she tell beforehand that I was going to go out?...
      她怎么会事先知道我要出去？
   2. Saunas can be hazardous if misused. Avoid a big meal beforehand.
      洗桑拿浴如果方法不当会有危险，浴前切忌饱食。

1. How could she tell beforehand that I was going to go out?
   她怎么会事先知道我要出去？
2. Saunas can be hazardous if misused. Avoid a big meal beforehand.
   洗桑拿浴如果方法不当会有危险，浴前切忌饱食。
3. Make a list of your questions beforehand.
   事先列出你的问题。
4. Claire wished she'd primed Sarah beforehand
   克莱尔真希望她事先指点过萨拉。
5. Rehearse and role-play the interview with a friend beforehand.
   事先和朋友通过角色扮演排练一下面试。
6. It wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. We discussed it in detail beforehand.
   这可不是头脑一热作出的决定。我们事先仔细地讨论过。
7. If you want me to put your case forcibly, you must brief me thoroughly beforehand.
   要是你想让我把你的案子处理得有说服力，你先得原原本本地向我介绍情况。
8. Notice of meetings should be given beforehand; this is like issuing a “ Notice to Reassure the Public ”, so that everybody will know what is going to be discussed and what problems are to be solved and can make timely preparations.
   开会要事先通知，像出安民告示一样，让大家知道要讨论什么问题，解决什么问题，并且早作准备。
9. It had been arranged beforehand.
   一切都事先料理好了。
10. If I'd known this beforehand, I would not have gone back.
    早知如此，我就不回去了。
11. She is always beforehand with the rent.
    她总是预先付房租。
12. We congratulate you beforehand on your success.
    我们预祝你事业成功。
13. Let me know beforehand if you're not going.
    你要是不去，事先打个招呼。
14. He declares that this escapade is his own idea and that Hitler was unaware of it beforehand.
    他宣称，这次出奔是由于他自己的意思，希特勒事前并不知情。
15. Please inform me of your arrival time beforehand.
    请事先通知我你抵达的时间。
16. Think things over well beforehand and be prepared for all eventualities.
    事前要慎重考虑，免得发生问题时没抓挠。
17. We knew they were com ɪ ng, so we bought some food beforehand.
    我们知道他们要来，所以预先买了一些食物。
18. We had to get these animals over beforehand.
    我们得先把这些牲畜赶过去。
19. For the sample, we assume that requestors have obtained an account name beforehand via some out-of-band administrative process.
    对于这个样本，我们假定请求者预先已经通过某个超出范围（out-of-band）的管理过程获得了一个账户名。
20. What are you saying? Somebody killed him beforehand?
    你的意思是。有人事先杀了他？
21. I know beforehand what I will encounter, so what can I complain?
    我事先就明白我将遭遇到什么，所以，我有什么可抱怨的呢？
22. I had made preparations beforehand.
    我预先作了准备。
23. And if you know beforehand will you not be sad?
    如果你提前知道了，你就不会难过了吧？
24. Beforehand, some were asked to write about an experience that had angered them.
    事前，有的被要求写了一个经验，激怒了他们。
25. Well, you can at least have told us beforehand.
    哼，你至少事先可以告诉我们的。
26. Actually I meant to notify you beforehand.
    实际上我是想事先通知你的。
27. And I was led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand the things which I should do.
    和我所领导的精神，事前不知道的事情，我应该做的事。
28. As your friend at least, I have to remind you beforehand.
    你是我的朋友，我至少得先提醒你。
29. Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.
    看，我预先告诉了你们。
30. But I knew all that beforehand.
    但是我预先都知道了。

  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. 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:    aheadin advance