1 N-UNCOUNT [oft adjective NOUN] [with poss] 地位;身份;名声 Someone's standing is their reputation or status. 地位;身份;名声
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...an artist of international standing.
具有国际名望的艺术家
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He has improved his country's standing abroad.
他提高了自己国家的国际声望。
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She had the wealth and social standing to command respect.
她的财富和社会地位使得她足以赢得尊重。
SYN status, position, station, footing
2 N-COUNT [usually singular, with poss] (党派或个人的)受欢迎程度，支持率 A party's or person's standing is their popularity. (党派或个人的)受欢迎程度，支持率
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But, as the opinion poll shows, the party's standing with the people at large has never been so low.
但是民意调查显示，该党在公众中的支持率从未这么低过。
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Mrs Thatcher's standing was much higher in the US than at home.
撒切尔夫人在美国要比在本国更受欢迎。
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 常设的;常备的 You use standing to describe something which is permanently in existence. 常设的;常备的
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Israel has a relatively small standing army and its strength is based on its reserves.
以色列的常备军规模相对较小，其军事实力主要在于它的预备役部队。
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Elizabeth had a standing invitation to stay with her.
伊丽莎白受到邀请，可以随时去她家住。
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...the finance standing committee.
财政常务委员会
4 N-PLURAL (比赛成绩的)名次表，排名表 In a contest or competition, the list of competitors which shows their places during the event is called the standings . (比赛成绩的)名次表，排名表 [journalism]
5 See also: free-standing long-standing
6 PHRASE 已存在多年的 You can use the expression of many years' standing to say that something has had a particular function or someone has had a particular role for many years. For example, if a place is your home of ten years' standing, it has been your home for ten years. 已存在多年的 [written]
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