be before

• • (时间)在…以前；位于…以前，先于；优于：

    I was before him in the queue.

    我排在他前面。

  • 提交…做出决定；出庭，到案(接受指控、法庭判决)：

    Jim has been before the court on a charge of murder.

    吉姆被指控犯谋杀罪被送上法庭了。