beforehand
adv. 预先；事先；提前
近义词：already，inadvance，earlier，before，early，aheadoftime，previously，ahead，advance，afterward，
详细释义
adv.(副词)
- 预先
- 事先
- 提前地
- 超前地
- 赶先
- 事前
- 先行
- 提早
- 预期
adj.(形容词)
- 提前的
- 赶在前面的
- 事先
- 提早
- 预期
- 预先
双解释义
adv.(副词)
- 预先,事先 before sth else happens; in advance
英英释义
Adjective
- being ahead of time or need;
"gave advance warning" "was beforehand with her report"
Adverb
- ahead of time; in anticipation;
"when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount" "We like to plan ahead" "should have made reservations beforehand"
例句
用作副词(adv.)
- I had made preparations beforehand.我预先作了准备。
- He warned me beforehand what to expect.他预先提醒过我这件事。
- We were aware of the problem beforehand.我们事先就知道有这个问题。
- Actually I meant to notify you beforehand.实际上我是想事先通知你的。
- It had been arranged beforehand.那事已提前安排好了。
- He arrived at the meeting place beforehand.他提前到达会面地点。
词语用法
adv.(副词)
- beforehand的基本意思是“预先；事先”，在句中多用作状语。beforehand也可用作表语，这时的意思是“预先准备好的；早做准备的”。 beforehand不用于比较等级。