in front of, in the front of
(1) in front of 相对某物体的外部而言,说明某人或某物体在某个地方的外部的前边。反义是:behind。如:
There are some trees in front of the classroom.教室的外面有一棵树。
(2) in the front of 想对于空间而言,说明人或某物在某空间的最前面,
意为“在……前部”,方位较具体。如:
The teacher’s desk is in the front of the classroom.
老师的讲台是在教室里的前方。
(3) before 意味“在……的前面”,可用作介词、连词、副词,
反义是after。before多用于指时间,但也可表位置。如:
Tuesday comes before Wednesday.星期三之前是星期二。
She sits before me.她坐在我前面。