ahead of
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1 further forward in space or time than (sb/sth); in front of (在空间或时间上比某人[某事物])更前, 更早
Directly ahead of us is the royal palace. 我们正前方就是皇宫.
London is about five hours ahead of New York. 伦敦时间比纽约早五小时左右.
Ahead of us lay ten days of intensive training. 我们当前有十天的强化训练.
2 in the lead over (sb/sth); further advanced than 处於(某人[某事物])的领先地位; 比...更先进; 领先
She was always well ahead of the rest of the class. 她在班上总是遥遥领先.
His ideas were (way) ahead of his time. 他的思想比他所处的时代先进(得多).