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

• The day will come before you know it.
  那一天转眼就会到的。
• A new year and Christmas will come before long.
  新年和圣诞节即将来临。
• I had thought that he would come before seven o'clock.
  我原以为他会十一点以前来的。
• The answer would come before sundown.
  日落前就可以见分晓了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In his mind, his work should come before his family.
  在他看来，工作应该在前，家庭在后。
• 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。
• Have you all come before too?
  你们都来过这儿么？