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

• A new year and Christmas will come before long.
  新年和圣诞节即将来临。
• If you don't come before this, I'm afraid we'll have to cancel the reservation.
  如果佻到时候不来，恐怕我们只好取消预订。
• 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。
• I'll come before the closing time.
  在打烊之前我会来的。
• May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
  愿我的恳求达到你面前，照你的话搭救我。
• We come before you in solidarity.
  我们团结一致地来到大家面前。
• The day will come before you know it.
  那一天转眼就会到的。
• He'll come before dinner, if he comes at all.
  他要是来了，准在饭前来。
• In his mind, his work should come before his family.
  在他看来，工作应该在前，家庭在后。