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

• 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。
• 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？
• To come before that would have been murder.
  来早了就会被杀掉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 Lord has given ear to my request; the Lord has let my prayer come before him.
  耶和华听了我的恳求。耶和华必收纳我的祷告。
• 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。
• 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。