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 predict this will come before the end of2012.
  我预计这个结果将在2012年底实现。
• 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。
• 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。
• A new year and Christmas will come before long.
  新年和圣诞节即将来临。
• 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。
• I'll come before the closing time.
  在打烊之前我会来的。
• The answer would come before sundown.
  日落前就可以见分晓了。
• 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。
• I had thought that he would come before seven o'clock.
  我原以为他会十一点以前来的。