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adj.adv.在前,向前,提前,在前面

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/ə'hed; ə`hɛd/ adv ~ (of sb/sth) further forward in space or time (在空间或时间上)向前, 往前, 朝前; 在前
*He ran ahead. 他跑在前面.
* The way ahead was blocked by fallen trees. 前面的路被倒下的树挡住了.
* The time to relax is when we're ahead, eg in advance of our working schedule. 我们提前完成, 才是休息的时候(如提前完成工作计划).

ahead


adv
1【in front】
2【forward】
3【before somebody else】
4【future】
5【before an event】
6 ahead of schedule
7【progress/success】
8【advanced】
9【WINNING】
10 go ahead
11 ahead of the game/curve
【IN FRONT】
a short distance in front of someone or something
behind
 He kept his gaze fixed on the car ahead.
ahead of
 A hill loomed ahead of them.
 We could see the lights of Las Vegas up ahead .
some/a little/a long way ahead
 The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead.
straight/dead ahead
(=straight in front)
 The river is eight miles away dead ahead.
 Henry hurried on ahead (=went in front of the others) .
【FORWARD】
if someone or something looks or moves ahead, they look or move forward
 He stared straight ahead .
 The ship forged ahead through the thin ice.
【BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE】
before someone else
ahead of
 There were four people ahead of me at the doctor's.
【FUTURE】
in the future
ahead of
 You have a long trip ahead of you.
 Considerable problems may lie ahead .
the years/days/months etc ahead
 We do not foresee any major changes in our way of life in the years ahead.
 Unless we plan ahead (=plan for the future) we are going to be in a mess.
【BEFORE AN EVENT】
before an event happens
= in advance
 I cook rice two or three hours ahead.
 Can you tell me ahead of time if you're coming?
ahead of
 He's giving a series of concerts in London ahead of his international tour.
ahead of schedule
earlier than planned or arranged
 I arrived at Jack's suite half an hour ahead of schedule.
【PROGRESS/SUCCESS】
making progress and being successful in your job, education etc
get/keep/stay ahead
 Getting ahead at work is the most important thing to her at the moment.
【ADVANCED】
ideas, achievements etc that are ahead of others have made more progress or are more developed
 This design is light years ahead (=much more advanced) in performance and comfort.
ahead of your/its time
(=very advanced or new, and not understood or accepted)
 Coleridge was in many ways far ahead of his time.
【WINNING】
winning in a competition or election
 Two shots from Gardner put the Giants 80-75 ahead .
 We are 10 points ahead in the polls.
ahead of
 At this stage, Smith appeared to be ahead of his rivals.
go ahead
a)spoken used to tell someone they can do something
 'Can I have the sports section?' 'Yeah, go ahead, I've read it.'
b) to do something that was planned, especially in spite of a problem
go ahead with
 Frank'll be late but we'll go ahead with the meeting anyway.
c) to take place
 Tests of anti-cancer drugs are to go ahead this year.
go-ahead1
ahead of the game/curve
AmE informal in a position where you are in control of something, and more successful than your competitors
 Belmont city leaders have never been ahead of the curve in environmental matters.
1. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
    第二天一清早,她看见前面有灯光.

2. Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.
    第二天凌晨,她看到前方有灯光,

3. Even though some of my options are reduced, there are new paths ahead.
    即使我的选择已不多了,但前方总还有新路要走。

4. But there was worse to come. Just ahead of us there was a huge fissure.
    不过接着就更糟了。前面不远出现了一条巨大的地裂。

5. But I am getting ahead of myself.
    而我则更是有过之而无不及。

6. Work went ahead without hindrance.
    工作进展顺利。

7. They completed the arduous task ahead of time.
    他们提前完成了这一艰巨的任务。

8. The headlight of the car lit up the road far ahead.
    汽车的前灯照亮了前面很长一段路。

9. The debate was over whether to go ahead with Overlord in the spring of 1944, as the Russians and Americans favoured, or possibly to postpone the invasion for the sake of operations in the Mediterranean, as the British proposed.
    辩论是针对是在1944年的春天像苏联和美国所赞成的那样继续进行“霸王”行动,还是如英国所提议的由于地中海地区军事行动的缘故可能推迟登陆。

10. The creature was on the ground, some distance ahead of him, half hidden by undergrowth and deep shade.
    那只动物在前面离他不远的地面上;矮树丛和纵深的树荫将它遮住了一半。

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