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ahead /əˈhɛd/
(ad.)向前,在前,提前,領先
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A·head adv.
1. In or to the front; in advance; onward.
The island bore but a little ahead of us. --Fielding.
2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.]
To go ahead. (a) To go in advance. (b) To go on onward. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq]
To get ahead of. (a) To get in advance of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.]
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ahead
adj : having the leading position or higher score in a contest;
"he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the
pennant race" [syn: ahead(p), in the lead, leading]
adv 1: 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" [syn: in
front, before]
2: 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" [syn: forward] [ant: back, back]
3: 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" [syn: onward,
onwards, forward, forwards, forrader]
4: 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" [syn: in
advance, beforehand]
5: to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man
sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"
6: 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"
7: 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" [syn: out front, in the lead]