| 释义 |
come before something/someone phrasal verb with comeverbuk /kʌm/ us /kʌm/came | come
(IMPORTANCE) to be more important than, or to be treated as more important than, another thing or person: 比…重要;优先于 My children will always come before my career.我的孩子们永远比我的事业重要。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Being important and having importance beat big deal bulk bulk largeidiom centrality count countable cut equally fish front and centre have bigger/other fish to fryidiom have/take pride of placeidiom high-stakes matter pride reign signify the beating heart of somethingidiom treasurable
(COURT) If a legal case comes before a law court or a judge, it is dealt with by them, and when someone comes before a court or judge, they are present while the case is dealt with.(案件)被提交…处理;出庭 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Court cases, orders & decisions actionable actionably administer admissibility admissible extrajudicial extrajudicially fatal accident inquiry federal case finding pettifogging plea bargain plea bargaining pleading post bail the Webster ruling walk walk freeidiom wardship witness to something
come before | American Dictionary
come before idiom to be more important than something: His job always came before his family. |