come before

US /kʌm bɪˈfɔːr/
UK /kʌm bɪˈfɔːr/
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1.

优先于, 比...更重要

to be more important than something else

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Safety should always come before speed.
安全永远应该优先于速度。
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His family will always come before his career.
他的家庭永远会优先于他的事业。
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precedeoutranktake precedence overbe more important thantake priority over
2.

早于, 在...之前

to happen or exist earlier than something else

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The invention of the wheel came before written language.
车轮的发明早于书面语言。
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In the alphabet, 'B' comes before 'C'.
在字母表中，'B'在'C'之前。
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precedeantedatego before
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beforecomecome incomelycome bycome in forcome into