beforehand 英 [bɪˈfɔ:hænd]   美 [bɪˈfɔrhænd]

beforehand

beforehand  英 [bɪˈfɔ:hænd] 美 [bɪˈfɔrhænd]

adv. 事先;预先 

No one expected this beforehand. 没人事先预料到这事。
He warned me beforehand what to expect. 他预先提醒过我这件事.

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  • adv. 事先;预先
  • 1. No one expected this beforehand.

    没人事先预料到这事。

  • 2. He warned me beforehand what to expect.

    他预先提醒过我这件事.

  • 3. I wish we'd known about it beforehand.

    要是我们预先知道这事就好了。

  • beforehand (adv.) also before-hand, "in anticipation," early 13c., from before + hand, which here is of uncertain signification, unless the original notion is payment in advance or something done before another's hand does it. Hyphenated from 18c.; one word from 19c.
be·fore·hand / bɪˈfɔːhænd ; NAmE bɪˈfɔːrhænd / adverb earlier; before sth else happens or is done 预先;事先 two weeks/three days/a few hours beforehand 提前两星期╱三天╱几小时 I wish we'd known about it beforehand. 要是我们预先知道这事就好了。 be·fore·hand / bɪˈfɔːhænd ; NAmE bɪˈfɔːrhænd /
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