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词汇 put before
释义
Phr V
put before
puts, putting, put
put sth before sb
to give more attention to one thing than another because you think it is more important
I'd never put my work before my family.
if you put facts or ideas before people in authority, you formally tell or explain them to them
We've got to put our proposal before the committee.
phraseput before1. put sb/sth before sb/sth to pay more attention to one thing or person than another, and show that you think that they are more important: Some airlines are putting profits before passenger safety. Most big companies expect their employees to put their work before their family life. These days few people are willing to put other people's interests before their own.2. put sth before sb/sth if something is put before a committee, parliament etc, they discuss it or examine it, especially in order to make a decision about it: A report into the accident will be put before the Civil Aviation Authority. New legislation will be put before Congress in the autumn, aimed at reducing the federal deficit. SIMILAR TO: lay before

put (someone or something) before

1. To place or set someone or something in front or at the foot of someone or something. They put plates of exotic fruits, meats, and cheeses before their guests. The tribe put her before the giant ape as an offering to help protect their village from harm.
2. To present someone or something for consideration or judgment. You will be put before God to have your sins judged and the fate of your eternal soul determined. She put the evidence before her parents to prove that she was not the one who broke the television.
3. To place more value, importance, or concern on someone or something as opposed to another person or thing. I put my daughter before everything and everyone else—she is my entire world. She put her career before her family, and they all resented her for it.

put before

v.
1. To place something in front of someone or something, especially as an offering: The waiters put plates of cheese before us.
2. To present some information or argument to someone or something for consideration: The lawyer put the evidence before the judge. The final arguments were put before the jury.
3. To consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else: He always put his family before his career as an artist.
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