come before all else 胜过一切
come before others 优先于他人
come before the law 依法受审
1. In the alphabet, the letter 'B' comes before 'C'.
在字母表中，字母B在C之前。
2. For him, his family always comes before his work.
对他来说，家庭总是比工作更重要。
3. The matter will come before the committee next week.
该事项将于下周提交委员会讨论。
A: Does money come before happiness for you?
A：对你来说，金钱比快乐更重要吗？
B: No, happiness always comes before everything else.
B：不，快乐永远高于一切。
1) 时间上的先后顺序
2) 重要性上的优先权
3) 出现在某人面前（如法庭）
1. 在时间上早于
e.g.
The year 1990 comes before
2000.
1990年在2000年之前。
2. 优于；比...更重要
e.g.
Safety must come before profit.
安全必须高于利润。
phrase
1. To happen or exist at an earlier time than something else.
2. To be more important than something.
Synonym: precede, outweigh