come before

英 [kʌm bɪˈfɔː(r)]

美 [kʌm bɪˈfɔːr]

在…之上，比…重要; 交付…讨论

英英释义

verb

• be the predecessor of
  1. Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands
  Synonym:precede

双语例句

• In his mind, his work should come before his family.
  在他看来，工作应该在前，家庭在后。
• May my prayer come before you; rescue me as you have promised.
  愿我的祈求到达你的面前，求你照你的诺言救我脱险。
• A new year and Christmas will come before long.
  新年和圣诞节即将来临。
• Consideration of the workers'health must come before my own professional pride.
  工人的健康比我自己的业务成就更重要。
• The day will come before you know it.
  那一天转眼就会到的。
• This report takes a different tack from the 20 that have come before.
  这份报告和此前的20份报告采取的思路不同。
• He'll come before dinner, if he comes at all.
  他要是来了，准在饭前来。
• To come before that would have been murder.
  来早了就会被杀掉。
• I had thought that he would come before seven o'clock.
  我原以为他会十一点以前来的。
• Who dares come before me?
  谁这么大胆到我这里来了？