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单词 before the mast
释义

before /bi-förˈ/

preposition
  1. In front of
  2. Ahead of
  3. In the presence or sight of
  4. Under the consideration or cognizance of
  5. Previous to
  6. Previous to the expiration of
  7. In preference to
  8. Superior to
adverb
  1. In front
  2. Sooner
  3. Earlier
  4. In the past
  5. Formerly
conjunction
  1. Previous to the time when (sometimes with that)
  2. Rather than that
adjective (Shakespeare)

Previous

ORIGIN: OE beforan. See fore

beforeˈhand adverb

  1. Before a particular time
  2. In advance or anticipation
  3. By way of preparation
  4. In advance of one's needs
  5. In credit, comfortably off (archaic)

beforeˈ-menˈtioned adjective

beforeˈtime adverb (archaic)

In former time

be beforehand with

To forestall (a person)

before Christ see BC

before the mast

Serving as an ordinary sailor

before the wind

In the direction in which the wind is blowing, and hence helped along by it

mast1 /mäst/

noun

A long upright pole, esp one for carrying the sails of a ship

transitive verb

To supply with a mast or masts

ORIGIN: OE mæst; Ger Mast

mastˈed adjective

mastˈless adjective

mastˈhead noun

  1. The top of a mast
  2. The name of a newspaper or periodical in the typographical form in which it normally appears, or a similar block of information regularly used as a heading

transitive verb

  1. To raise to the masthead
  2. To punish by sending to the masthead

mastˈhouse noun

The place where masts are made or stored

before the mast

As a common sailor (ie with quarters in the forecastle, forward of the mast)
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