lie before1.■位于…前面 ；在…前面有；摆在…面前：A fine view of the valley lay before the tourists.山谷的优美景色展现在游客面前。2.■将发生于(某人)；将有：A rosy future lies before us.光明的前景展现在我们面前。3.■比…更重要，更重于…：The interests of the collective lie before the interests of the individual.集体利益重于个人利益。