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

• To come before that would have been murder.
  来早了就会被杀掉。
• 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？
• 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。
• I had thought that he would come before seven o'clock.
  我原以为他会十一点以前来的。
• A new year and Christmas will come before long.
  新年和圣诞节即将来临。
• 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。
• 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。
• In his mind, his work should come before his family.
  在他看来，工作应该在前，家庭在后。
• 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 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。