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

• 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 come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before.
  我来柏林之前，我的很多同胞已来过此地。
• In his mind, his work should come before his family.
  在他看来，工作应该在前，家庭在后。
• Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance.
  我们在天上的父，今天我们来到你的面前，祈求你的宽恕，寻求你的指引和带领。
• Who dares come before me?
  谁这么大胆到我这里来了？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The light begun to come before we got to the foot of the island.
  我们到岛尾以前，天开始亮了起来。
• The answer would come before sundown.
  日落前就可以见分晓了。