| 单词 | hold/stand your ground |
| 释义 | hold/stand your groundhold/stand your ground CHANGE YOUR MIND a) to stay where you are when someone threatens you, in order to show them that you are not afraid 坚守阵地，不退缩 The men threatened him, but he stood his ground and they fled. 那些人威胁他，但是他没有退却，他们便溜走了。 b) to refuse to change your mind about something, even though people are opposing you 坚持自己的立场 Jason vowed to stand his ground, even if it meant losing his job. 贾森发誓哪怕是丢掉工作也要坚守立场。 Examples from the Corpus hold/stand your ground• The Housing Executive stood its ground and refused to transfer money earmarked for other projects.• The guide, however, stood his ground, frantically giving me unrecognizable signs.• I calculate, I stand my ground.• Not enough to start a war; just enough to let me stand my ground without having to think about it first.• Richmann stood his ground, certain he would be able to jump out of the. way if things went wrong.• As his father approached, Richard retreated steadily, never once daring to stand his ground against him.• Williams' job was to hold his ground or drop into pass coverage.• You know when to stand your ground and when to give in. → hold/stand your ground at ground1(2) |
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