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

• 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。
• 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。
• In his mind, his work should come before his family.
  在他看来，工作应该在前，家庭在后。
• I'll come before the closing time.
  在打烊之前我会来的。
• I don't recollect having seen him before. The answer would come before sundown.
  我记不起以前曾见过他。日落前就可以见分晓了。
• 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。
• The Lord has given ear to my request; the Lord has let my prayer come before him.
  耶和华听了我的恳求。耶和华必收纳我的祷告。
• I predict this will come before the end of2012.
  我预计这个结果将在2012年底实现。
• We were tired of waiting and hoped the bus would come before long.
  我们已经等得不耐烦了，希望公共汽车马上来。