to come before
[phrase form: come]
01
优先于, 比...更重要
to have a higher priority or importance compared to someone or something else
例子
The safety and well-being of our employees should always come before any other considerations.
我们员工的安全和福祉应始终优先于任何其他考虑因素。
In this court of law, justice and fairness come before personal interests.
在这个法庭上，正义和公平优先于个人利益。
02
先于, 出现在...之前
to appear or be presented prior to something else
例子
The appetizers will come before the main course in the dinner menu.
开胃菜会在晚餐菜单的主菜之前上。
The opening act will come before the headline performer in the concert lineup.
开场表演将在音乐会阵容中先于头条表演者出场。
03
出庭, 面对
to stand in front of or face a person or authority for judgment or evaluation
例子
The defendant will come before the judge to present their case in the courtroom.
被告将出庭在法庭上向法官陈述案情。
The accused will come before a disciplinary committee for a hearing on the alleged misconduct.
被告将出庭纪律委员会，就涉嫌的不当行为举行听证会。
例子
The Industrial Revolution came before the Digital Age in the timeline of human progress.
在人类进步的时间线上，工业革命早于数字时代。
Ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians and Greeks came before the rise of the Roman Empire.
埃及人和希腊人等古代文明早于罗马帝国的崛起。
