The Open Dictionary

come before something/someone

Related to word: come

片語動詞

Definition (法律)

  1. When a legal case is presented to a court or judge, they address it, and when an individual appears before a court or judge, they are present during the proceedings.

    （案件）提交处理；出庭审理

    • The case will come before the court next week.

      该案件将于下周提交法院审理。

    • He presented evidence that came before the judge to support his claim.

      他提交了呈交法官的证据以支持他的主张。

    • The defendant must come before the court for the hearing first.

      被告必须首先出庭参加听证会。

Definition (优先)

  1. to hold greater significance than or to be given precedence over another thing or person.

    优先于；比…更重要

    • Throughout her career, family has always come before work.

      在她的职业生涯中，家庭总是比工作更重要。

    • In this meeting, the client's needs must come before all other issues.

      在这次会议中，客户的需求必须优先于所有其他问题。

    • Safety should always come before efficiency.

      安全应该永远比效率更重要。