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）提交處理；出庭審理

    • The case will come before the court next week.

      該案件將於下週提交法院審理。

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

      他提交了呈交法官的證據以支持他的主張。

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

      被告必須首先出庭參加聽證會。

Definition (優先)

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

    優先於；比…更重要

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

      在她的職業生涯中，家庭總是比工作更重要。

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

      在這次會議中，客戶的需求必須優先於所有其他問題。

    • Safety should always come before efficiency.

      安全應該永遠比效率更重要。