ahead of

英 [əˈhed əv]

美 [əˈhed əv]

prep.  (时间、空间)在…前面; 早于; 领先

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牛津词典

prep.

• （时间、空间）在…前面
  further forward in space or time than sb/sth; in front of sb/sth
  1. Two boys were ahead of us.
     有两个男孩在我们前面。
  2. Ahead of us lay ten days of intensive training.
     我们还要进行十天的强化训练。
• 早于
  earlier than sb/sth
  1. I finished several days ahead of the deadline.
     我是在最后期限的前几天完成的。
• 领先
  further advanced than sb/sth; in front of sb, for example in a race or competition
  1. She was always well ahead of the rest of the class.
     她总是遥遥领先班上的同学。
  2. His ideas were way ahead of his time .
     他的思想远远超越了他那个时代。

双语例句

• Trading was very light ahead of yesterday's auction.
  昨天拍卖之前的成交量很小。
• He was in a class ahead of me at Dalian University.
  在大连大学时他比我高一班。
• She arrives a smidgen ahead of time.
  她比预定的时间仅早到了一点儿。
• A sign just ahead of me said, Buckle Up. It's the Law.
  我面前的一个牌子上写着：扣好安全带。这是法律规定。
• Ahead of you on the right will be a lovely garden
  在你右前方会有一个美丽的花园。
• 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。
• 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。
• The highway stretched out ahead of me until it narrowed to a vanishing point some miles away.
  公路在我面前延伸开去，直至在几英里外的远处变成一个小点。
• 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。
• Thanks to your help, we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.
  亏得你们帮忙，我们才提前完成了任务。