ahead of

preposition
🔊/əˈhed əv/
🔊/əˈhed əv/
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  1. further forward in space or time than somebody/something; in front of somebody/something(时间、空间)在…前面
    • Two boys were ahead of us.有两个男孩在我们前面。🔊🔊
    • Ahead of us lay ten days of intensive training.我们将要进行十天的强化训练。🔊🔊
  2. earlier than somebody/something早于
    • I finished several days ahead of the deadline.我是在最后期限的前几天完成的。🔊🔊
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  3. further advanced than somebody/something; in front of somebody, for example in a race or competition领先
    • She was always well ahead of the rest of the class.她总是遥遥领先班上的同学。🔊🔊
    • His ideas were way ahead of their time (= very new and so not widely understood or accepted).他的思想远远超越了他们那个时代。🔊🔊