"before your time" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈtaɪm

bi-FOR your TIME

UK

bɪfˈɔː/ /jˈɔː/ /tˈaɪm

bi-FOR your TIME

释义

This expression means something happened or existed earlier than the age or experience of the person you are talking to—before they were born or old enough to remember.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˌbiˈfɔɹ/, /bɪˈfɔɹ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈtaɪm

英式英语

bɪfˈɔː/ /jˈɔː/ /tˈaɪm

简化发音

美式

bi-FOR your TIME

英式

bi-FOR your TIME

语境中听

This TV show was popular before your time.

People used pay phones before your time.

That store closed before your time.

"You don’t know that band? Oh, they were huge before your time."