before/ bɪ'fɔːr /

1.preposition
(in time) 之前

just before Christmas
就在圣诞节前
2.preposition [frm] 
(in front of,ahead of) 在…前面

They stopped before a large white house.
他们在一座大白房子前面停了下来。
the duty which lay before me
摆在我面前的职责
3.conjunction
(in time) 在…之前

Can I see you before you leave?
你走之前,我去看你,好吗?
4.adverb
(time) 以前

Have you been to Greece before?
你以前去过希腊吗?
before doing sth
在做某事之前
the day/week before
前一天/上一个星期
I've never seen it before
我以前从没见过