| 词组 | put before |
| 释义 | put before 1. 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 |
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