Ahead

[ə'hed] or [ə'hɛd]

解释:

(adj.) having the leading position or higher score in a contest; 'he is ahead by a pawn'; 'the leading team in the pennant race' .

(adv.) at or in the front; 'I see the lights of a town ahead'; 'the road ahead is foggy'; 'staring straight ahead'; 'we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front'; 'with the cross of Jesus marching on before'.

(adv.) ahead of time; in anticipation; 'when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount'; 'We like to plan ahead'; 'should have made reservations beforehand'.

(adv.) in a forward direction; 'go ahead'; 'the train moved ahead slowly'; 'the boat lurched ahead'; 'moved onward into the forest'; 'they went slowly forward in the mud'.

(adv.) leading or ahead in a competition; 'the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch'; 'ahead by two pawns'; 'our candidate is in the lead in the polls'; 'way out front in the race'; 'the advertising campaign put them out front in sales'.

(adv.) to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future); 'moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday'; 'pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday'.

(adv.) to a more advanced or advantageous position; 'a young man sure to get ahead'; 'pushing talented students ahead'.

(adv.) toward the future; forward in time; 'I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring'; 'I look forward to seeing you'.

伊米莉亚整理--From WordNet

解释:

(adv.) In or to the front; in advance; onward.

(adv.) Headlong; without restraint.

编辑:普鲁登斯

同义词及近义词：

ad. [1]. Onward, forward, in advance, in front.[2]. (Naut.) In opposition (said of the wind), against us, in our teeth.

艾伯纳录入

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Forward, afore, afront, onwards

ANT:abaft, astern, behind, aback, aft

布兰卡德录入

解释:

adv. farther on: in advance: headlong as in the phrase 'to go ahead.'

康拉德编辑