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

• I had thought that he would come before seven o'clock.
  我原以为他会十一点以前来的。
• 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。
• I'll come before the closing time.
  在打烊之前我会来的。
• This is one of the important problems that must come before the plenary meeting.
  这是需要提交全会讨论的重要问题之一。
• To come before that would have been murder.
  来早了就会被杀掉。
• It looks as if a funeral will come before the week is over.
  看来好像到不了这周结束葬礼就要来临了。
• 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。
• He'll come before dinner, if he comes at all.
  他要是来了，准在饭前来。
• 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。
• Felix in to the Philippines did not come before you here?
  Felix在去菲律宾前有没有来您这儿？