come before

US /kʌm bɪˈfɔːr/
UK /kʌm bɪˈfɔːr/
"come before" picture
1.

優先於, 比...更重要

to be more important than something else

:
•
Safety should always come before speed.
安全永遠應該優先於速度。
•
His family will always come before his career.
他的家庭永遠會優先於他的事業。
:
precedeoutranktake precedence overbe more important thantake priority over
2.

早於, 在...之前

to happen or exist earlier than something else

:
•
The invention of the wheel came before written language.
車輪的發明早於書面語言。
•
In the alphabet, 'B' comes before 'C'.
在字母表中，'B'在'C'之前。
:
precedeantedatego before
:
beforecomecome incomelycome bycome in forcome into