come beforesth/sb
—phrasal verbwithcomeverbuk/kʌm/us/kʌm/came|come
(IMPORTANCE)
to be moreimportantthan, or to betreatedas moreimportantthan, another thing orperson
比…重要；优先于
Mychildrenwill always come before mycareer.我的孩子们永远比我的事业重要。
(COURT)
If alegalcasecomes before alawcourtor ajudge, it isdealtwith by them, and when someone comes before acourtorjudge, they arepresentwhile thecaseisdealtwith.
（案件）被提交…处理；出庭