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

• Ahead of you is a day of nattering with fellow farmers at the local market
  你将会有一天时间在当地市场和农民兄弟们聊天。
• 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。
• She is now in further education with new career possibilities ahead of her
  她现在正在进修，新的职业发展机会就摆在面前。
• We've been struggling for years and it's a real kick in the teeth to see a new band make it ahead of us.
  我们奋斗了多年，看到一支新的乐队反而超越了我们，真让人大失所望。
• 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。
• She says the French education system is light years ahead of the English one
  她说法国的教育体制遥遥领先于英国。
• The jet arrived in Johannesburg two minutes ahead of schedule
  喷气式飞机提前两分钟到达了约翰内斯堡。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。