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 had thought that he would come before seven o'clock.
  我原以为他会十一点以前来的。
• 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。
• He'll come before dinner, if he comes at all.
  他要是来了，准在饭前来。
• 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。
• We'll wait for you if you come before six o'clock.
  如果你六点钟以前来我们就等你。
• 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 predict this will come before the end of2012.
  我预计这个结果将在2012年底实现。
• I should have come before.
  我应该早一点来。
• How have right against the face come before a and I look the same "people"?
  前面怎么有迎面过来一个和我长相一样的“人”？