ahead
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·head /əˈhed/ ●●● S1 W2 adverb 1 in front 在前面FRONT a short distance in front of someone or something 在前面 OPP behind He kept his gaze fixed on the car ahead. 他的目光一直盯着前面的那辆汽车。ahead of A hill loomed ahead of them. 一座小山赫然耸现在他们面前。 We could see the lights of Las Vegas up ahead. 我们能看到前方拉斯维加斯的灯光。some/a little/a long way ahead The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead. 现在可以看见诊所了，就在前面不远处。straight/dead ahead (=straight in front) 就在正前方 The river is eight miles away dead ahead. 这条河就在正前方八英里处。 Henry hurried on ahead (=went in front of the others). 亨利赶紧跑到前面。2 forward 向前FORWARD if someone or something looks or moves ahead, they look or move forward 向前 He stared straight ahead. 他直视前方。 The ship forged ahead through the thin ice. 那艘船冲破薄冰前行。3 before SB else 在某人之前BEFORE before someone else 在前面ahead of There were four people ahead of me at the doctor’s. 诊所里有四个人排在我前面。4 future 未来FUTURE in the future 将来，今后ahead of You have a long trip ahead of you. 你前面还有很长一段路要走。 Problems may lie ahead. 将来也许会遇到问题。the years/days/months etc ahead We do not foresee any major changes in the years ahead. 我们预料今后几年不会有重大改变。 Unless we plan ahead (=plan for the future) we are going to be in a mess. 除非我们事先安排好，否则会一团糟的。5 before an event 在某事件之前BEFORE before an event happens 事前；提前；预先 SYN in advance I cook rice two or three hours ahead. 我提前两三个小时煮好米饭。 Can you tell me ahead of time if you’re coming? 如果你要来，能不能事先告诉我？ahead of He’s giving a series of concerts in London ahead of his international tour. 国际巡回演出之前他会在伦敦举办一系列的音乐会。6 ahead of schedule EARLYearlier than planned or arranged 提前 I arrived at Jack’s suite half an hour ahead of schedule. 我比原计划提前半小时来到杰克的套房。7 progress/success 进步/成功SUCCESSFUL making progress and being successful in your job, education etc 取得进步，获得成功get/keep/stay ahead Getting ahead at work is the most important thing to her at the moment. 她认为目前最重要的是事业有成。8 advanced 先进的ADVANCED ideas, achievements etc that are ahead of others have made more progress or are more developed 先进，占优势9 WINNINGWINWINNING 领先 winning in a competition or election 〔在比赛或选举中〕领先510 go ahead 11 go ahead phrasal verb → go-ahead1 → go12 ahead of the game/curve CONTROL informal in a position where you are more advanced or more successful than your competitors 成功；领先，超越〔竞争对手〕
Examples from the Corpus
ahead• Then he singled in the sixth, the hit part of a rally that enabled Baltimore to go ahead, 4-2.• The government faces some difficult decisions in the months which lie ahead.• Unemployment in the region is expected to grow in the months ahead.• David had his breakfast and thought about the day ahead.• We wish you to get ahead.• Second, the title suggests an assessment of multimedia spanning the decade, examining developments as far ahead as the year 2000.• Milligan's home run puts the Dodgers ahead by one point.• The police officer said that going ahead could mean prison.• He looked ahead down the road towards the village.• Let Tom walk ahead - he knows the way.• If you decide not to go ahead, just return the Policy within 15 days.• His test as a peacemaker is still ahead of him.• I know there are some big problems ahead of us, but I'm sure we can overcome them.• Let Tom walk ahead of you - he knows this path very well.• Albert was staring straight ahead, pretending not to listen.• He stuck his head out of the window but it was impossible to see ahead through the fog.• The doctor strode ahead to the end of the corridor, and waited there for the others to catch up.• The road ahead was clear.• He walked very fast, commanding me to follow, and said there was a bridge up ahead we could cross.• So stop moaning and plan ahead with some confidence.• Devraux stared straight ahead, without looking at his son.straight/dead ahead• But as the haze cleared, Anson sighted land right away, dead ahead.• Skylines peaks glistened in the bright sun, with Kanchenjunga our market straight ahead.• The forked road which every star, perhaps every person, faces at least once in a lifetime lay dead ahead.• To his left was a heavily built grey-haired man, who looked straight ahead.• Vick couldn't run straight ahead, and he couldn't turn the corner.• As the first verdict for Lyle Menendez was read, the elder brother looked straight ahead and then shook his head slowly.• Her doll sits stiffly, pointed straight ahead at the fixtures that emerge from the wall.• Turn right on to the road through Harbottle village and go straight ahead to the car park.straight ahead• To his left was a heavily built grey-haired man, who looked straight ahead.• If the engine fails on take-off, keep going straight ahead and crash land.• As the first verdict for Lyle Menendez was read, the elder brother looked straight ahead and then shook his head slowly.• Shipman stared straight ahead as the foreman of the jury read out the verdict tothe packed courtroom.• She sits on the couch in the locker room staring straight ahead as the others trade jokes.• Her doll sits stiffly, pointed straight ahead at the fixtures that emerge from the wall.• Copper Creek Road is straight ahead, but may be closed for mining operations.• He was just staring straight ahead in a complete daze.• The occupants of the car in front were staring straight ahead, not talking to each other, very tense.plan ahead• Call to find specific prices for the days you travel and plan ahead.• It makes it difficult if not dangerous for businesses and households to plan ahead.• Fluctuations in oil prices on the world market make it impossible for developing countries to plan ahead.• Once you have children, it's wise to plan ahead.• A fine time for making deals and arrangements for the future so plan ahead.• And it does give farmers the stability they need to plan ahead.• Fortunately, humans can plan ahead.• Indeed, language is all about constructing unique sequences, and so is planning ahead for tomorrow.• It's never too soon to start planning ahead for your retirement.• For those willing to plan ahead however, this is nothing to lament.• So stop moaning and plan ahead with some confidence.ahead of time• At this point we're ahead of schedule.• They were trying to learn to perform a role whose meaning and importance they could not grasp ahead of time.• You might wan na call ahead of time.• We will try to complete the building ahead of time.• Issues such as job assignments and reduced overtime are worked out ahead of time.• It is hard to lay down rules about this ahead of time.• Many of them had prepared notes ahead of time, and Drake took lots of notes.• Visas must be obtained ahead of time, and it may take several weeks to get them in order.• You can always prepare the salad ahead of time and refrigerate it.• Anticipate the problems your client may have with self-monitoring ahead of time, and rehearse strategies to deal with those situations.• Linear regression, for example, requires all the data to be collected ahead of time and then processed all at once.• Let me know ahead of time if you need a ride to the airport.• Pat always gets everything ready ahead of time so she can relax when guests arrive.• When you surf to a new Web page, you have no idea ahead of time whether it contains a Java program.get/keep/stay ahead• But friends who eyed each other all the time, not exactly with envy, but with care to see who got ahead.• It was hard to keep ahead.• Take cheap shots and distort facts in order to get ahead?• The party permits ordinary people to get ahead.• They get ahead by a few points, then relax, get lazy.• They're made for poor people in countries where it's hard to get ahead in life.• Trying to get ahead, trying to get an education, trying to become the best person that you can be.ahead of your/its time• Considered 33 years later, that ad was light-years ahead of its time.• Hyde Park was a school way ahead of its time.• Of course, Pollock's historicism can he misleading, particularly when it implies that art can be ahead of its time.• Sketchpad was not only the first drawing program, but was arguably the best, absurdly ahead of its time.• The idea was way ahead of its time.• Well ahead of its time, Adamson's first album remains his best.• It was about 70 years ahead of its time in its feminism and its poetics, so this is its time.• The musical was ahead of its time in several ways.put ... ahead• But shortly before the break, it was former Hereford player Paul Wheeler who put Chester two ahead.• Gallup was the only one of Thursday's four polls to put the Tories ahead.• The Swifts keeper, Patterson, saved well from Woods, who later missed a good opportunity to put the Olympic ahead.• United's defence stopped expecting an offside flag but Alexei Mikhailichenko was allowed to continue and put Rangers ahead.• Midfield player Mark Proctor celebrated his recall by putting Boro ahead after 15 minutes.• Beattie put them ahead after two minutes with an opportunist try but Dungait replied for Morpeth.• Stabler had three chances to put West Hartlepool ahead with penalty kicks but failed, though one struck an upright.From Longman Business Dictionaryaheada‧head /əˈhed/ adverb if the value of something is ahead of a previous level, it has increasedThe shares were ahead more than 11% at one stage, and closed 85 up at 944p.a·head adverbLDOCE 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of someone in short Corpus a or Business front something distance
ahead
a‧head S1 W2 /əˈhed/
adverb
1. IN FRONT a short distance in front of someone or something
OPP behind:
He kept his gaze fixed on the car ahead.
ahead of
A hill loomed ahead of them.
We could see the lights of Las Vegas up ahead.
some/a little/a long way ahead
The clinic was now in sight, some way ahead.
straight/dead ahead (=straight in front)
The river is eight miles away dead ahead.
Henry hurried on ahead (=went in front of the others).
2. FORWARD if someone or something looks or moves ahead, they look or move forward:
He stared straight ahead.
The ship forged ahead through the thin ice.
3. BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE before someone else
ahead of
There were four people ahead of me at the doctor’s.
4. FUTURE in the future
ahead of
You have a long trip ahead of you.
Problems may lie ahead.
the years/days/months etc ahead
We do not foresee any major changes in the years ahead.
Unless we plan ahead (=plan for the future) we are going to be in a mess.
5. BEFORE AN EVENT before an event happens
SYN in advance:
I cook rice two or three hours ahead.
Can you tell me ahead of time if you’re coming?
ahead of
He’s giving a series of concerts in London ahead of his international tour.
6. ahead of schedule earlier than planned or arranged:
I arrived at Jack’s suite half an hour ahead of schedule.
7. PROGRESS/SUCCESS making progress and being successful in your job, education etc
get/keep/stay ahead
Getting ahead at work is the most important thing to her at the moment.
8. ADVANCED ideas, achievements etc that are ahead of others have made more progress or are more developed:
This design is light years ahead (=much more advanced) in performance and comfort.
ahead of your/its time (=very advanced or new, and not understood or accepted)
Coleridge was in many ways far ahead of his time.
9. WINNING winning in a competition or election:
Two shots from Gardner put the Giants 80–75 ahead.
We are 10 points ahead in the polls.
ahead of
At this stage, Smith appeared to be ahead of his rivals.
10. go ahead
a. spoken used to tell someone they can do something:
‘Can I have the sports section?’ ‘Yeah, go ahead, I’ve read it.’
b. to do something that was planned, especially in spite of a problem
go ahead with
Frank’ll be late but we’ll go ahead with the meeting anyway.
c. to take place:
Tests of anti-cancer drugs are to go ahead this year. ⇨ go-ahead1
11. ahead of the game/curve informal in a position where you are more advanced or more successful than your competitors:
Belmont city leaders have never been ahead of the curve in environmental matters.
a‧head S1 W2 /əˈhed/
adverb1. IN FRONT a short distance in front of someone or something
OPP behind:
ahead of
some/a little/a long way ahead
straight/dead ahead (=straight in front)
2. FORWARD if someone or something looks or moves ahead, they look or move forward:
3. BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE before someone else
ahead of
4. FUTURE in the future
ahead of
the years/days/months etc ahead
5. BEFORE AN EVENT before an event happens
SYN in advance:
ahead of
6. ahead of schedule earlier than planned or arranged:
7. PROGRESS/SUCCESS making progress and being successful in your job, education etc
get/keep/stay ahead
8. ADVANCED ideas, achievements etc that are ahead of others have made more progress or are more developed:
ahead of your/its time (=very advanced or new, and not understood or accepted)
9. WINNING winning in a competition or election:
ahead of
10. go ahead
a. spoken used to tell someone they can do something:
b. to do something that was planned, especially in spite of a problem
go ahead with
c. to take place:
11. ahead of the game/curve informal in a position where you are more advanced or more successful than your competitors: