●ˈput sb/sth before sb/sth ( ˈput sb/sth above sb/sth) to give sb/sth more importance than sb/sth else把…看得比…重要;把…放在…之上◆He puts his children before anyone else. 他把子女看得比谁都重要。◆They have always put business before pleasure. 他们一直是正事在先,享乐在后。◆Some young men put their own career above their partner’s. 有些年轻男子把自己的事业看得比配偶的事业要重。[v + n/pron + prep]