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on the eve of something
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during the day or period just before an important event:
Mrs Clayton was speaking to Arab journalists in Paris on the eve of her visit to Egypt.克莱顿夫人在出访埃及前夕在巴黎与阿拉伯记者进行了交谈。
The report was released on the eve of the election.
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eve
The documentary aired on the eve of the fifth anniversary of her death.
He was speaking on the eve of the anniversary of the historic agreement.
On the eve of our intended departure there was a thunderstorm with torrential rain.
The surprise announcement came on the eve of a major international conference.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Before, after and already
afore
afterwards
already
ante
as it isidiom
before
heel
immediate
in advanceidiom
in advance of something/someoneidiom
in the wake of somethingidiom
next
posterior
previous
prior
priorly
prologue
quondam
upstream
wake
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