喜樂美語

核心畫面

One way to picture this word: you are facing some direction and walking that way; 'ahead' is the space out in front of you, the part of the road you have not reached yet. From that one picture — what lies in front along your line of travel — everything else grows: front in space, front in a line of people, front in time (the road of the future), and front in a contest (the one out in front is winning).

可以想成：你正朝某個方向走，ahead 就是你前方那一段、還沒走到的路。從這一個畫面——「你前進方向上的前方」——其…更多收起可以想成：你正朝某個方向走，ahead 就是你前方那一段、還沒走到的路。從這一個畫面——「你前進方向上的前方」——其他用法都長出來：空間上的前面、排隊次序上的前面、時間上的前面（未來這條路），還有比賽裡的前面（跑在最前頭的就是領先）。

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

aheadadv/əˈhɛd/

  • 1

    At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

    • The island was directly ahead.
    • Just ahead you can see the cliffs.
  • 2

    So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract sense; to be superior.

    • He finished two laps ahead of me.
    • In all of his classes Jack was ahead.
  • 3

    In or for the future.

    • There may be tough times ahead.
    • You've got to think ahead so as not to be unprepared.
  • 4

    To a later time.

    • Set the clock ahead an hour.
    • Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 20th to the 21st.
  • 5

    At an earlier time; beforehand; in advance.

    • He paid his rent ahead.
  • 6

    To an earlier time.

    • Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 21st to the 20th.
    • […] committees in Congress hae a March 15 deadline for reporting their "views and estimates" to the budget committees. The Senate Republican leadership, eager to get a jump on the annual budget process, moved the deadline ahead to March 1 for Senate committees.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。