stand before 1. 站立在…面前；来到(或被带到)…面前；面对(与会者、法官、法庭等) It is as a member of the Government that I stand before you this evening. 今晚我是作为政府官员来对你们说话的。 2. 面临(敌手)；抵挡，抵御 Everybody sought his society, and no one could stand before his words and his smile. 大家都争着和他交往，谁也无法抵御他的言辞和微笑的魅力。