跟我背CET4核心词汇:beforehand

　　beforehand ，

　　1.ADV If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event. 事先; 预先

　　例：How could she tell beforehand that I was going to go out?

　　她如何预先知道我将出门的?

　　常见用法

　　用作副词

　　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。