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*stand¹ /stænd; stænd/
v stood /std; stʊd/, stood, standing
1 [I] to be on your feet in an upright position 站，站立:
Anna was standing in front of me. 安娜站在我前面。
Hundreds of people stood watching. 数以百计的人站着观看。
stand still (=stand without moving) 站着不动: Jo stood still and listened. 乔一动不动地站着听。
stand back/aside (=move back or to the side) 向后站/靠边站: A policeman told everyone to stand back. 一名警察叫大家都往后站。
2 also 又作 stand up [I] to move into a standing position after you have been sitting, bending, or lying down 起立，站起来:
Everybody stood up to applaud. 大家都起身鼓掌。
3 [I,T] to be in an upright position somewhere, or to put something in an upright position （使）竖立:
We stood the lamp in the corner. 我们把灯立在角落里。
Few houses were left standing after the explosion. 爆炸过后，没有多少间房子站着没倒。
4 [I] to be in a particular place or position 位于，处于:
Their house stood on a corner near the park. 他们家在公园附近的一个拐角处。
5 can't stand spoken to hate someone or something 【口】 不能忍受，讨厌:
Dave can't stand dogs. 戴夫不喜欢狗。
can't stand (sb) doing sth I can't stand being late. 我讨厌迟到。
6 [T] to be able to accept or deal with something unpleasant or difficult 忍受; 处理〔讨厌或困难的事〕:
She couldn't stand the pain any longer. 她再也受不了那疼痛。
stand (sb) doing sth How can she stand him treating her like that? 她怎么受得了他这样对她？
7 stand trial if you stand trial for a crime, people try to prove that you are guilty of the crime in a court of law 受审
8 [I] to be at a particular level or amount 处于〔某一水平或数量〕:
+ at The unemployment rate stands at 8%. 失业率是 8%。
9 stand to do sth to be likely to get something 可能会得到某物:
They stand to make more than ￡12 million on the deal. 这笔生意他们有望赚一千两百多万英镑。
10 [I] to remain unchanged 保持不变:
My offer of a place to stay still stands. 我说可以提供住处，这话现在仍算数。
as sth stands Your proposal, as it stands, is not acceptable. 照你这样的提议是不能接受的。
11 stand 50m/35 feet etc tall/high written to have a height of 50 metres etc 【书面】 高 50 米/35 英尺等:
The Eiffel Tower stands 300 metres high. 埃菲尔铁塔高 300 米。
12 stand a chance (of doing sth) to be likely to succeed in doing something 有机会［有希望］（做某事）:
You don't stand a chance of going out with her. 你要把她约出去是没有希望的了。
13 [T] to be good or strong enough not to be damaged or destroyed by something 经得起，承受得起:
jeans that can stand the rough wear kids give them 经得起小孩子乱磨乱蹭的牛仔裤
stand the test of time (=stay strong) 经得起时间的考验: Their marriage has certainly stood the test of time. 他们的婚姻无疑已经历了时间的考验。
14 stand in the way/stand in sb's way to prevent someone from doing something, or prevent something from happening 阻止某事发生/妨碍某人:
There are a few problems that stand in the way of the merger. 有几个问题阻碍着合并。
15 where/how you stand (on sth) what your opinion about something is （在某事上）持什么意见:
Where do you stand on the issue of immigration? 你在移民问题上有什么看法？
16 know where you stand to know what someone's feelings or intentions towards you are 知道某人对自己的看法［意图］:
You never know where you stand with Debbie. 你永远也弄不懂黛比对你有什么看法。
17 stand on your own two feet to be independent and not need help from other people 独立自主，自立:
It's about time you learned to stand on your own two feet. 你该学习自立了。
18 [I] to try to become elected竞选:
He stood for parliament in 1959. 1959 年他竞选国会议员。
19 it stands to reason used to say that something is clearly true 显然，自不待言:
It stands to reason that children will want to do what their friends do. 小孩子想模仿身边朋友的行为是自不待言的。
20 stand sb a drink/meal etc spoken to pay for someone's drink, meal etc 【口】 请某人喝酒/吃饭等
→ see also 另见 stand guard (GUARD¹)
stand aroundto stand somewhere and not do anything 〔无所事事地〕闲站着:
Everybody was just standing around waiting. 大家都只是闲站着等。
stand by
1 [T stand by sth] if you stand by something you believe or something you have said, you do not change it 信守，遵守:
I stand by what I said earlier. 我说过的话不会食言。
2 [T stand by sb] to stay loyal to someone and support them in a difficult situation 〔在困难情况下〕忠于，支持:
Matt's parents have stood by him throughout his drug treatments. 在麦特的整个戒毒过程中，他父母始终支持着他。
3 [I] to be ready to do something 作好准备:
Fire crews are now standing by. 消防队员现在随时待命。
4 [I] to allow something bad to happen by doing nothing 袖手旁观:
People just stood by and watched him being attacked. 人们只是袖手旁观，看着他遭人袭击。
stand down
to leave an important job or position 〔从重要职位上〕辞职; 退下:
The chairman stood down last month. 主席上个月引退了。
stand for sth
1 to be a short form of a word, phrase, or idea 代表; 表示; 是…的缩写:
Jr. stands for 'junior'. Jr. 是 junior的缩写。
2 not stand for sth to not allow something to happen or continue 不会容忍:
I won't stand for this behaviour. 我不会容忍这种行为。
3 to support an idea, principle etc 主张，支持〔某个观点、原则等〕:
I don't like her, or what she stands for. 我不喜欢她，也不喜欢她的主张。
stand in
to do someone else's job while they are away 临时代替〔某人〕:
+ for Lyn stood in for me while I was ill. 我生病的时候由琳替我。
stand out
1 to be clearly better than other things or people 显然比…好，突出:
Morrison stands out as the most experienced candidate. 莫里森很突出，是阅历最丰富的候选人。
2 to be very easy to see or notice 显眼，突出:
She really stood out in her bright green dress. 她穿着鲜绿色的连衣裙非常显眼。
stand up
1 [I] to be proved to be true, useful, or strong when tested 站得住脚; 证明真实［有用，有力等］:
The accusations will never stand up in court. 这些指控在法庭上是不可能站得住脚的。
2 [T stand sb up] to not meet someone when you have promised to meet them 对…失约:
Tom stood me up last night. 汤姆昨晚对我失约了。
stand up for sb/sth
to defend a person or idea when they are being criticized 为〔某人或观点〕辩护:
Why didn't you stand up for me? 你为什么不为我说句话呢？
stand up to sb
to be brave and refuse to do what someone is trying to make you do 勇敢地拒绝; 对抗:
He became a hero for standing up to the local gangs. 他敢和当地的匪帮对抗，成了英雄。
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