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stand1 /stænd/ S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp stood /stʊd/)

1 be on feet 站立 (also be standing up) [intransitiveI]STAND to support yourself on your feet or be in an upright position 站立

It looks like we’ll have to stand – there are no seats left.

看来我们只能站着——没有座位了。

She stood in the doorway.

她站在门口。

Stand still (=do not move) and listen to me.

站好别动，听我说。

Don’t just stand there (=stand and not do anything) – help me!

不要光站在那里，帮帮我！

stand on tiptoe/stand on your toes (=support yourself on your toes) 踮起脚尖站立

If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf.

他要是踮起脚尖，就能够到架子了。

stand (somewhere) doing something

They just stood there laughing.

他们只是站在那里笑。

We stood watching the rain fall.

我们站着看雨点飘落。

2 rise 起立 (also stand up) [intransitiveI]STAND to rise to an upright position 站起来，起立

Smiling, she stood and closed the blinds.

她微笑着站起来，关上百叶窗。

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3 step 一步 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]

a) to step a short distance 走，迈〔一小步〕

stand back/aside

She stood back to let him in.

她退后一步让他进来。

stand clear of something British EnglishBrE (=step away from something in order to be safe) 不靠近某处，避开某物

Stand clear of the doors, please.

请别靠近门。

b) British EnglishBrESTAND to accidentally step on or in something 〔无意中〕踩到[踏上]某物

stand on/in

Don’t stand in that puddle!

别踩在那个水坑里！

4 in a particular position 处于某一位置 [intransitiveI, transitiveT usually + adverbadv/prepositionprep]VERTICAL to be upright in a particular position, or to put something or someone somewhere in an upright position （使）直立，（使）竖放

A lamp stood on the table.

桌子上放着一盏灯。

Near the railway station stood a hotel.

火车站附近有家酒店。

Some remains of the original house still stand.

原先那所房子的残垣断壁依然还在。

stand something on/in etc something

Can you stand that pole in the corner for now?

你能暂时把那根柱子竖在角落里吗？

I closed the lid and stood the case against the wall.

我关上盖子，把盒子靠墙立好。

stand somebody (up) on something

Stand Molly up on a chair so she can see.

让莫莉站到椅子上，这样她就能够看见了。

5 in a state/condition 处于某种状况/情形 [linking verb]BESITUATION to be or stay in a particular state or condition 处于〔某种状态〕

The kitchen door stood open so she went in.

厨房的门开着，于是她走了进去。

stand empty/idle (=not being used) 空着/闲置着

scores of derelict houses standing empty

大量闲置的废弃破房子

I’m not too thrilled with the way things stand (=the state that the situation is in) at the moment.

我对目前的情况感觉不是很兴奋。

The evidence, as it stands (=as it is now), cannot be conclusive.

现在的证据还不确凿。

where/how do things stand? (=used to ask what is happening in a situation) 目前情况如何？

Where do things stand in terms of the budget?

预算方面情况怎么样？

I will know within the next month or two how I stand (=what my situation is).

接下来的一两个月之内我就会知道自己的情况了。

stand united/divided (=agree or disagree completely) 意见统一/分歧

He urged the whole community to stand united and to reject terrorism.

他敦促整个社会团结起来抵制恐怖主义。

stand prepared/ready to do something (=be prepared to do something whenever it is necessary) 准备好做某事

We should stand ready to do what is necessary to guarantee the peace.

我们应该时刻准备着采取必要手段确保和平。

countries that have stood together (=stayed united) in times of crisis

在危难时刻团结起来的国家

stand in awe of somebody (=admire them, be afraid of them, or both) 敬畏某人

6 NOT LIKE 不喜欢can’t stand spokenSTAND/BEAR used to say that you do not like someone or something at all, or that you think that something is extremely unpleasant 不能忍受〔某人或某物〕 SYN can’t bear

I can’t stand bad manners.

我不能容忍没有礼貌。

I know he can’t stand the sight of me.

我知道他不喜欢看到我。

can’t stand (somebody/something) doing something

Lily can’t stand working in an office.

莉莉受不了在办公室工作。

I can’t stand people smoking around me when I’m eating.

我受不了吃饭时有人在我旁边抽烟。

can’t stand to do something

She can’t stand to hear them arguing.

她听不得他们吵架。

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can’t stand• She couldn't stand the thought of losing her children.• We used to be quite good friends but now I can't stand her.• If there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy.• Her father can't stand liver and onions.• Europeans never stay there for long. They can't stand the heat.• Don't invite Alice. Mum can't stand the sight of her.• I can't stand the way he's always telling people what they should do.

7 accept a situation 接受某种情况 [transitiveT usually in questions and negatives] to be able to accept or deal well with a difficult situation 接受，对付；忍受 SYN tolerate

can/could stand something

I couldn’t stand the thought of leaving Danielle.

想到要离开丹妮尔我简直受不了。

I’ve had about as much as I can stand of your arguing!

你们的争吵我受够了！

I don’t know if I can stand the waiting any longer.

我不知道我是否还能再等下去。

can stand somebody doing something

How can you stand Marty coming home late all the time?

你怎么受得了马蒂老是很晚回家？

She’s a strong woman who stands no nonsense from anyone.

她是个很强势的女人，容不得任何人胡闹。

8 be good enough 足够好 [transitiveT]GOOD ENOUGH to be good or strong enough to last a long time or to experience a particular situation without being harmed, damaged etc 经得起，经受

Linen can stand very high temperatures.

亚麻织品能耐受很高的温度。

His poetry will stand the test of time (=stay popular).

他的诗歌将经得起时间的考验。

9 stand to do something PROBABLYto be likely to do or have something 很可能会做某事，可能有某物

stand to gain/lose/win/make

What do firms think they stand to gain by merging?

公司认为通过合并会得到什么好处？

After the oil spill, thousands of fishermen stand to lose their livelihoods.

石油泄漏发生后，许多渔民很可能会失去生计。

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stand to do something• The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute.• Kitty probably stands to gain a couple mill.• A gene in a splurge-weed cell stands to gain by promoting the reproduction of its cell.• Doug Jones stands to inherit the Myers' closer role.• One report suggested off-course bookmakers stood to lose as much as £100,000.• He stands to make a good deal of money.• Concierges also stand to make money out of sports tickets.• For a while we stand to one side, then sit down in the second row of benches.• There are now nine partners who stand to profit from the sale.• Would you all please stand to sing hymn 106?• The Senate stood to welcome the new President.

10 not move 不动 [intransitiveI]USE STH# to stay in a particular place without moving 停着不动；放着不动 → standstill

The car’s been standing in the garage for weeks.

这辆汽车停在车库里好几个星期了。

The mixture was left to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes.

混合料在室温下放置了 15 分钟。

The train was already standing at the platform.

火车已经停靠站台。

11 height 高度 [linking verb] formalBE to be a particular height 高度为，高达

The trophy stands five feet high.

这奖杯高五英尺。

John stood six feet tall.

约翰身高六英尺。

12 level/amount 水平/数量 [linking verb]BE to be at a particular level or amount 有…水平[数量]

stand at

His former workforce of 1,300 now stands at 220.

他以前有 1,300 名职工，现在只有 220 人。

Illiteracy rates are still thought to stand above 50 percent.

文盲比例仍被认为超过 50%。

13 rank/position 级别/职位 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]BE to have a particular rank or position when compared with similar things or people 〔和同类相比〕位于，处于〔某种地位〕 SYN rank

The president stands high in the public opinion polls.

总统在民意调查中排名很高。

How do their sales stand in relation to those of similar firms?

与同类公司相比较，他们的销售情况如何？

His book could stand alongside the best.

他的书堪与最好的书比肩。

14 election 选举 [intransitiveI]VOTE/ELECT British EnglishBrE to try to become elected to a council, parliament etc 竞选；当候选人 SYN American English run

stand for

She announced her intention to stand for parliament.

她宣布打算参加议员竞选。

15 decision/offer 决定/提议 [intransitiveI not in progressive]CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT# if a decision, offer etc stands, it continues to exist, be correct, or be valid 保持有效，维持不变

Despite protests, the official decision stood.

尽管有人抗议，官方决定仍维持不变。

My offer of help still stands.

我说过愿意帮忙的话依然有效。

16. if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchenget out of the kitchen if you can’t stand the heat DEAL WITHused to tell someone that they should leave a job or situation if they cannot deal with its difficulties 如果你应付不了就别干了

17 somebody/something could stand something SHOULD/OUGHT TOused to say very directly that it would be a good idea for someone to do something or for something to happen 某人最好做某事；某事应该发生

His smile exposed teeth that could stand a good scrubbing.

他一笑牙齿都露了出来，他的牙真该好好刷一刷了。

somebody could stand to do something

My doctor told me I could stand to lose a few pounds.

医生说我的体重该减掉几磅了。

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somebody could stand to do something• Not many people could stand to be second fiddle for as long as Kerri was.• Mrs Fanning also stood up and said she could stand to leave behind a little something.• And I guess, yeah, we could stand to read more.

18. I stand corrected spoken formalWRONG/INCORRECT used to admit that your opinion or something that you just said was wrong 我接受批评，我承认错误〔用于承认自己的观点或刚才说过的话是错误的〕

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I stand corrected• Oh, well, I stand corrected, ladies.

19 where somebody stands OPINIONsomeone’s opinion about something 某人（对某事）的看法[态度]

where somebody stands on

We still do not know where he stands on the matter.

我们仍然不知道他对此事的看法。

You must decide where you stand.

你必须决定自己的立场。

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where somebody stands• Voters need to know where each candidate stands.• Where do the Democrats stand on the issue of sanctions?

20 from where I stand OPINION spoken according to what I know or feel 据我所知；在我看来

I knew from where I stood that the stocks were practically worthless.

据我所知，这些股票实际上一钱不值了。

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from where I stand• I can shake things up a little from where I stand.• I could smell its peppery, pungent scent from where I stood.• He ambled over to the nearest tree - happily some metres from where I stood hidden, and turned towards the tower.• Even from where I stood, I glimpsed Eadred's agitation.• But from where I stand, it is the wider issue of transparency that really counts.• Well from where I stand, it looks like you've found a good job.

21 know where you stand (with somebody) KNOW somethingOPINIONto know how someone feels about you, or what you are allowed to do in a particular situation 知道（某人）对你的看法，知道你被允许做什么

At least we know where we stand with Steven now.

至少我们现在知道史蒂文对我们的看法了。

I’d like to know where I stand.

我想知道我可以做什么。

It helps to know where you stand legally.

这有助于了解你可以合法地做些什么。

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know where you stand (with somebody)• But Catholic bishops have let both parties know where they stand.• Do you know where you stand?• I am only ensuring we both know where we stand.• Imagine a man in public office that everybody knew where he stood.• Well, now she knew where she stood.• My father died, I didn't know where I stood on the team, we lost a lot of games.• She knew where he stood over Grunte.• You knew where you stood with the Cold War.

22. stand to attention British EnglishBrE, stand at attention American EnglishAmE if soldiers stand to attention, they stand very straight and stiff to show respect 〔士兵〕立正

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stand to attention• The colonel gave the order for the men to stand to attention.• Even the few pots of make-up on the blue-flowered dressing table seemed to be standing to attention.• Farrar knew what he had got into now, and stood to attention.• The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute.• The Major stood to attention and saluted.• The older one put his hand to his mouth and coughed and stood to attention and the younger one shot his cuffs.• One man in the crowd removed his hat and stood to attention, head bowed in prayer.• An hour later he was standing to attention in a depleted square of those who had survived the battle.• It stands to attention, striking the air with a knowing finger.• We stood at attention until we were given permission to leave.

23. stand on your head/hands STANDto support yourself on your head or hands, with your feet in the air 用头/手支撑倒立

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stand on your head/hands• A malevolent demon was standing on his head.• Somehow the doctrine of the Fall had been stood on its head.• Susan was teaching Wyatt how to stand on his hands.• I can do it standing on my head, although I won't.• And the hoops were made by soldiers, who turned over and stood on their hands and feet.• We did; the moment the car stopped there I jumped out and stood on my head in the grass.• She had a washboard stomach, and her boyfriend would stand on his hands on chairs balanced above her.• Maybe I have to stand on my head to prove I mean it.

24 stand in line American EnglishAmEWAIT to wait in a line of people until it is your turn to do something 排队 SYN British English queue

Customers stood in line for 20 minutes at the cash register.

顾客在收银机前排了 20 分钟的队。

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stand in line• Instead I take another coffee, standing in line amongst some very fat people.• Damned and despairing we stand in line, and behind all success, wealth and power, the henchman is there.• Joshua Morris left the hall and stood in line for a cup of Gold Blend.• However, you won't find them standing in line for tickets to Bird World.• Wherever the vaccine was available, parents with their children stood in lines that sometimes snaked for blocks around doctors' offices.• At 6 a.m. people were already standing in line to buy bread.• You squeeze by several dozen other people who are standing in line to enter...• Joshua Morris stood in line waiting to be searched for an offensive weapon.• They resented standing in line while tellers explained money-market accounts and no-load funds to prospective investors.

25 stand firm/stand fast

a) BACK/BACKWARDS#to refuse to be forced to move backwards 拒不后退

She stood firm, blocking the entrance.

她堵在入口处，不肯后退一步。

b) CHANGE YOUR MIND#to refuse to change your opinions, intentions, or behaviour 坚持立场；拒不让步

The government continued to stand firm and no concessions were made.

政府继续采取强硬态度，不作任何让步。

stand firm/stand fast on/against

He stands firm on his convictions.

他坚持自己的信念。

26 stand pat American EnglishAmECHANGE YOUR MIND# to refuse to change a decision, plan etc 坚持不变

stand pat on

Harry’s standing pat on his decision to fire Janice.

哈里坚持解雇贾尼丝的决定。

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stand pat• Get Gretzky or stand pat, either Smith disrupted the team or failed to help it.• They have not stood pat while other teams attempted to capitalize on their setbacks.

27 stand alone

a) ALONEto continue to do something alone, without help from anyone else 继续独自做某事

Some of the Pacific islands are too small to stand alone as independent states.

太平洋上的有些岛屿太小，无法单独作为独立的国家存在。

b) to be much better than anything or anyone else 出类拔萃

For sheer entertainment value, Kelly stood alone.

纯粹从娱乐价值而言，凯利是出类拔萃的。

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stand alone• It is often said of him that he stood alone.• They stand alone - and fall alone.• Bedford stood alone and put his drink down on the table.• Frequently the theatre-in-education group is associated with a historical site, although their workshops can stand alone and take place in school.• He stood alone for a minute, until she was out of sight.• But Boston stands alone in saying officially and unequivocally that no such condition exists here.• Clasper stood alone on the box, clasping a hand microphone to his ranting mouth.• Again, standing alone this evidence is not probative of any discrimination in the local construction industry...

28 stand still CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT#to not change or progress at all, even though time has passed 毫无变化；停滞不前

No industry can stand still.

任何一种工业都不能止步不前。

Time seems to have stood still in this lovely hotel.

在这家宜人的酒店里，时间仿佛停顿了。

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stand still• Space technology has not stood still.• I seemed to be standing still.• She stood still, all amazed.• But, although Ashley stood still and wary, her son showed no inhibitions.• Could you stand still for just a minute and listen to me?• I have stood still instead of fighting on her side as I did in the basement in Lobethal.• I stood still, right where I was, eavesdropping.• She stood still, savouring the accumulation of days of her life behind her like beads on a string, something tangible.• The law has not been standing still since Jorden v. Money.• The young woman stood still, waiting and smiling: small as a child in her glimmering white silk.

29 stand a chance/hope (of doing something) PROBABLYto be likely to be able to do something or to succeed 有机会/有希望（做某事）

You’ll stand a better chance of getting a job with a degree.

你有了学位，找到工作的机会就更大。

Maybe their relationship had never really stood a chance.

也许他们的恋情从来就是没有希望的。

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stand a chance/hope (of doing something)• Dougal didn't struggle: even if he could have got out of the duvet, he wouldn't have stood a chance.• In the face of Queeensrÿche they didn't stand a chance.• Schools from across the country craved his talents, but only two stood a chance.• The rest must keep pace if they are to stand a chance-advertising works.• The women stand a chance in the foil competition with Charlene DiMiceli.• You'll stand a better chance of getting a job with a degree.• This was the crunch match they really had to win to stand a chance of staying up.• No Labour rethink that ignores this will stand a chance of success in the future.• C., woman fumed outside the museum where a crowd stood hoping to get a ticket to hear Wiesel.

30 stand in somebody’s way (also stand in the way)PREVENT to prevent someone from doing something 阻止某人

I always encouraged Brian. I didn’t want to stand in his way.

我始终鼓励布赖恩，我不想妨碍他。

You can’t stand in the way of progress!

你无法阻挡前进的脚步！

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stand in somebody’s way• Nothing seemed to stand in the way.• With luck, fewer barriers may stand in the way.• Labor-Management Cooperation Many public managers believe that unions are the greatest obstacle standing in the way of entrepreneurial government.• Even worse, some think public relations stands in the way of getting at the real facts.• North West side Brigade stand in the way of North Down's success - and they look to be formidable opposition.• I wouldn't want to stand in the way of progress.• All that stood in the way of victory was a touch of bad luck.• Shelford was at full throttle and all that stood in his way to a four pointer was the frail-looking frame of Roebuck.

31 stand on your own (two) feet INDEPENDENT PERSONto be able to do what you need to do, earn your own money, etc without help from others 自立，独立自主

She’s never learned to stand on her own feet.

她从来都没学会自立。

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stand on your own (two) feet• Able to stand on her own feet.• I guess I shall have to learn to stand on my own feet.• Out-and-out competitive in the world market standing on our own feet?• She's very kind, but we ought to stand on our own feet.• Using the market price means that each division must stand on its own feet, as though it were an independent company.• She, who'd always stood on her own feet, fought her own battles.• Such beliefs are able to stand on their own feet, without support from others.

32 it stands to reason (that) LOGICALused to say that something should be completely clear to anyone who is sensible 这是合乎情理的，这是自然的

It stands to reason that you cannot find the right person to do a job unless you know exactly what that job is.

如果你没有明确知道是什么工作，就找不到合适的人选，这是自然的。

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it stands to reason (that)• Well, it sounds a very obvious thing for us to say - but it stands to reason.• Well, it stands to reason, doesn't it?• But the important decisions ... well, it stands to reason that these would be the sole responsibility of the man.

33 stand or fall by/on something DEPEND/IT DEPENDSto depend on something for success 成败取决于某事

The case against him will stand or fall on its own merits.

指控他的这个案子能否胜诉将取决于案子本身的情况。

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stand or fall by/on something• Their case would stand or fall on her reliability.• Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.• The success of the new News at Ten will stand or fall on his relationship with the seven million plus viewers.• But the argument must stand or fall on its merits.• It seems that this is a case that will stand or fall on its own particular facts.• For the government, acceptance of central planning did not stand or fall on the issue of nationalisation.• The storyline was always going to stand or fall by the performance of Tim Guinee as Lazar.• The school has an outstanding and deserved reputation, which will stand or fall by the testimony of its pupils.

34 liquid 液体 [intransitiveI]LIQUID a liquid that stands does not flow or is not made to move 〔液体〕不流动，处于静止状态

standing pools of marsh water

一潭潭沼泽积水

35 stand guard (over somebody/something) XXto watch someone or something so that they do not do anything wrong or so that nothing bad happens to them 照看，守卫（某人/某物）

Soldiers stand guard on street corners.

士兵守卫在街角上。

You must stand guard over him at all times.

你必须一直看住他。

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stand guard (over somebody/something)• A police officer armed with a semi-automatic gun stood guard.• Riot police stood guard even in tiny back alleys.• Teachers stood guard every night and he was never alone.• Soldiers stand guard on street corners and roam the city at night.• A pro-choice president now stands guard over abortion rights.• Then one stood guard over her while the other two searched the house.• If you stand guard over our stuff, I'll run get the tickets.• A deputy stands guard under the black numeral 2.

36. stand bail British EnglishBrE to promise to pay money if someone does not return to a court of law to be judged 保释

37 stand trial SCTto be brought to a court of law to have your case examined and judged 〔在法庭上〕受审

stand trial for/on

Gresham will stand trial for murder.

格雷沙姆将因谋杀罪受审。

The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges.

被告被勒令为数项指控受审。

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stand trial• The remaining three are to stand trial.• Baya, for his part, said he was ready to stand trial, but then he left the country.• Salvi has been declared mentally competent to stand trial Feb. 5.• Major, who had a string of previous convictions, stood trial for the bookies' robbery.• Brady stood trial for the killings late last year.• After psychiatric evaluations found that he was competent to stand trial, Harwood pleaded guilty July 16 to second-degree murder.• The judge ruled that Pinochet was too ill to stand trial in Spain.• An employee of the bank is due to stand trial on embezzlement charges in February.• Two drivers stand trial over deaths of five young people.• Laurent Fabius, the former Prime Minister, and members of his Government finally stood trial this year.

38 stand accused (of something)

a) SCTto be the person in a court of law who is being judged for a crime 被指控（某事），被控告（某事）

The former president stands accused of lying to the nation’s parliament.

前总统被指控对国会撒谎。

b) if you stand accused of doing something bad or wrong, other people say that you have done it （因某事）受到指责

The radio station stands accused of racism.

这家电台被指责有种族歧视行为。

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stand accused (of something)• It stands accused of being elitist and inaccessible.• No surprise, then, that the airline stands accused of corporate arrogance and customer neglect.• The two officials stand accused of ordering the beatings.• He stands accused of possessing cocaine and marijuana.• A mere 18 months ago members of his International Olympic Committee stood accused of taking bribes.• He stood accused of trying to disguise a crude revenue-raising measure.

39 stand tall

a) to stand with your back straight and your head raised 站得笔挺，昂首挺胸

Stand tall with your feet comfortably apart.

身体站直，两脚自然分开。

b) American EnglishAmEPROUD to be proud and feel ready to deal with anything 充满信心，信心十足

We will stand tall and fight for issues of concern to our community.

我们将挺起胸膛，竭力解决关系到我们社区利益的问题。

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stand tall• Before such a leader, all enemies will cower, While Devi Lal stands tall.• Theodora stood tall and handsome in the tiny modem hall.• But there was Elder Seth, standing tall, and smiling just like her old man.• Fenton stood tall and stared down the gunmen.• The only Senate list on which we stand tall: Best-Dressed, .• They stand tall, jut their chins out, call no one Sir and can lick any man in the house.• Of the Warriors playing Sunday night, only Todd Fuller stood taller than 6-foot-9; four were guards.

40 somebody can do something standing on their head EASY informal used to say that someone is able to do something easily 某人能轻而易举地做某事

This is basic stuff. I can do it standing on my head.

这是很初级的东西，我闭着眼睛也能做。

41 be stood on its head if something is stood on its head, it becomes the opposite of what it was before 彻底推翻，完全相反

One area of the business which has been stood on its head is internal communications.

这家企业和以前完全不同的一个方面是内部通信。

42 not stand on ceremony British EnglishBrEPOLITE# to not worry about the formal rules of polite behaviour 随便；不拘礼节

Come on, Mal. Don’t stand on ceremony here at home.

行啦，马尔，在家里就不必拘礼了。

43 stand somebody a drink/meal etc PAY FOR British EnglishBrE to pay for something as a gift to someone 请某人喝酒/吃饭等

Come on, Jack. I’ll stand you a drink if you like.

来吧，杰克，你愿意的话，我来请你喝一杯。

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stand somebody a drink/meal etc• A minute or two later-they are standing, drinking wine before dinner.• He and Rufus had stood there drinking wine.

→ make somebody’s hair stand on end at hair(8), → leave somebody/something standing at leave1(15), → not have a leg to stand on at leg1(7), → stand/serve/hold somebody in good stead at stead(2), → stand your ground at ground1(7)

THESAURUS

stand to be on your feet in an upright position 站立

There were no seats, so we had to stand.

没有座位,所以我们只好站着。

When we entered, Stephen was standing by his desk.

我们进去的时候,斯蒂芬正站在他的书桌边。

be on your feet to be standing, especially for a long time 〔尤指长时间〕站立

If you have young kids, you’re on your feet all day.

你要是有小孩子,就得整天站着了。

nI’d been on my feet since 7 o'clock and I needed to sit down.

nThe crowd were all on their feet clapping and calling for more.

get up to stand after you have been sitting or lying down 〔从坐或躺的姿势〕起来,站起身

He got up and turned off the TV.

他站起身,把电视机关了。

Mum fell in her flat and was unable to get up.

妈妈在自己的公寓里摔了一跤,都站不起来了。

stand up to stand after you have been sitting, or to be in a standing position 起立；站立

I stood up when she came in and shook her hand.

她走进来,我起身和她握手。

It’s generally better to do this exercise standing up.

一般来说,这套操站着做更好。

get to your feet written to stand up, especially slowly or when it is difficult for you 〔尤指缓慢而艰难地〕站起身

My attorney got slowly to his feet, breathing heavily.

我的律师气喘吁吁地慢慢站起身。

rise formal to stand after you have been sitting, especially at a formal event 起立〔尤用于正式场合〕

As the bride entered the cathedral, the congregation rose.

新娘步入教堂,众人起立。

Audience members rose to their feet, cheering and clapping.

观众起立,欢呼鼓掌。

PHRASAL VERBS

44 stand against somebody/something phrasal verbphr v FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto oppose a person, organization, plan, decision etc 反对

She hadn’t the strength to stand against her aunt’s demands.

她无力反对她姑妈的要求。

There are only a hundred of them standing against an army of 42,000 troops.

他们只有 100 人，而要抗击 4.2 万人的军队。

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stand against • I wondered what kind of dreams you would have if you were standing against a wall.• His margin over the conservative candidates standing against him was not of much consequence.• The power of the sword was so great that nothing could stand against him.• Surely it was more important to make a stand against racial prejudice?• She stood against the glass partition by the double-leaved doors with the violin and the suitcase wedged behind her calves.• Tony Astorina stood against the wall across the room.• He stood against them, watching the dark western sky and the ash-blue cumulus now edged with brilliant white.

45 stand around phrasal verbphr v STANDto stand somewhere and not do anything 〔无所事事地〕闲站着

We stood around saying goodbye for a while.

我们闲站了一会儿相互道别。

46 stand by phrasal verbphr v

a) NOT DO somethingto not do anything to help someone or prevent something from happening 袖手旁观 → bystander

I’m not going to stand by and see her hurt.

我不能袖手旁观眼看着她受伤。

b) stand by somethingPROMISE to keep a promise, agreement etc, or to say that something is still true 信守〔诺言〕；遵守〔协定〕；坚持某事物

I stand by what I said earlier.

我坚持早先说的话。

He stood by his convictions.

他坚持自己的信仰。

c) stand by somebodyFAITHFUL to stay loyal to someone and support them, especially in a difficult situation 〔尤指在困难情况下〕继续忠于某人，支持某人

His wife stood by him during his years in prison.

他坐牢的那几年里妻子一直对他不离不弃。

d) READYto be ready to do something if necessary 准备行动 → standby

Rescue crews were standing by in case of a breakdown.

救援人员随时待命抢修故障。

for

Stand by for our Christmas competition.

准备好参加我们的圣诞比赛活动。

stand by to do something

Police stood by to arrest any violent fans.

警察随时准备逮捕闹事球迷。

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stand by• The crew was ordered to stand by for take-off.• The family stood by, knowing that she might wake up any minute.• The Foreign Minister had a helicopter standing by to whisk him to the northern city of Afula.

stand for• John Thorn, who makes red boxes for ministers, is standing by for a rash of orders.• Control said all that was just fine, and to stand by for instructions.• With students threatening to run a Barclays-style boycott against any that participate, stand by for more to pull out.• Engineering is advised to stand by for pictures from the live truck and the helicopter.• But it was really quite useful, since it alerted his audience to stand by for something unexpected.• Stand by for the countdown.• They've found the secret of happiness for all! - Stand by for the labour camps and the mass graves.

47 stand down phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE

a) LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONto agree to leave your position or to stop trying to be elected, so that someone else can have a chance 〔为让出机会而〕辞职，退出竞选 SYN American English step down

He was obliged to stand down as a parliamentary candidate.

他被迫退出议员竞选。

b) SCTto leave the witness box in a court of law 离开证人席

c) stand (somebody) downPM if a soldier stands down or is stood down, he stops working for the day 〔士兵〕下岗；把〔士兵〕撤下岗

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stand as• Roy Hattersley would also stand down as deputy leader.• But Sara, standing down as Green chairwoman, suggested the only disaster has been the party's huge decline.• Nelson Mandela stood down as party leader and will give up the position of head of state in the 1999 general election.• He stood down as the party's leader in 1999.

stand (somebody) down• He walked slowly over to the door, and stood looking down at her.• Gabriel had the window wide open and was standing there looking down at him.• He stands looking down at me.• He stood looking down at Tibbles, breathing heavily.• Then he stood looking down at Tim Reagan.• Jane crossed to the windows and stood staring down into the street.

48 stand for something phrasal verbphr v

a) MEANINGSHORT/NOT LONGif a letter or symbol stands for something, it represents a word or idea, especially as a short form 〔字母或符号〕代表，表示

What does ATM stand for?

ATM是什么意思？

b) OPINIONto support a particular set of ideas, values, or principles 主张；支持；拥护

It’s hard to tell what the party stands for these days.

如今这个党派的主张是什么很难说清楚。

c) not stand for somethingLET/ALLOW British EnglishBrE to not allow something to continue to happen or someone to do something 不能容忍某事物

She’s been lying about me, and I won’t stand for it.

她一直乱说我坏话，我不会容忍下去的。

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stand for • The enemy stood for different things and must be defeated.• Everything Jack stood for Folly truly did despise, and she despised herself for having fallen in love with such a man.• I don't think we even knew what the O stood for; perhaps he lied about it.• These were what scientists call S waves, S standing for secunda, or second.• But what he stood for was good and plain: clean, affordable modem houses.

not stand for something• In Michael's mind it was tantamount to mutiny and he would not stand for anyone disagreeing with him.• Kate would not stand for anything like that, she was too straight.• Never, say the sceptics: the man does not stand for anything.• I will not stand for it.• That left him with one explanation for the rarity of polygamy in sparrows: The senior wives do not stand for it.• However, she did not stand for re-election in 1979.• He replaces Berndt Schultz, the Fair's founder, who did not stand for re-election.• Even the Tories saw that the country would not stand for the Mad Woman's poll tax and ditched it.

49 stand in phrasal verbphr v REPLACEto temporarily do someone else’s job or take their place 暂时代替〔某人〕 → stand-in

for

Would you mind standing in for me for a while?

你临时替我一会儿行吗？

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stand for• Could he stand in for Clinton?• Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., a former actor, standing in for Clinton.• During the dangerous scenes, a stunt woman stood in for Goldie Hawn.• He would stand in for her.• The President was unavailable and had the Vice President stand in for him.• Can you stand in for me at the meeting next week?• Kathy Rooney stood in for Mr Wogan, and I was a bit tense when it came to the real thing.• Globke was the closest confidant and adviser of Adenauer, who could stand in for the Chancellor.

50 stand out phrasal verbphr v

a) NOTICEto be very easy to see or notice 显眼；突出

The outlines of rooftops and chimneys stood out against the pale sky.

屋顶和烟囱的轮廓在灰暗的天空下显得很醒目。

She always stood out in a crowd.

她在人群中总是显得很突出。

I am sure illnesses stand out in all childhood memories.

我相信，在所有的儿时记忆中，对生病的记忆一定是最深刻的。

b) BESTto be much better than other similar people or things 〔比其他类似的人或物〕出色 → standout

That day still stands out as the greatest day in my life.

那天仍是我一生中最美好的日子。

from/among/above

Three of the cars we tested stood out among the rest.

我们测试的汽车中有三辆明显好于其他汽车。

c) to rise up from a surface 凸出，伸出

The veins stood out on his throat and temples.

他喉咙和太阳穴上青筋凸出。

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stand out• A yellow background will make the black lettering stand out.• The dark shapes of the trees stood out against the evening sky.• Joanna, a six-foot-three redhead, stood out in her small Iowa farm community like a palm tree in a cornfield.

stood out in a crowd• Yanto was one of those men who stood out in a crowd.

stand as• In retrospect, he stands out as a reformer of Hinduism, somewhat like Buddha.• Certain ideas, though, do stand out as being of particular use.• The period stood out as something qualitatively different from what came before and what came afterwards.• From the quotes on previous pages, only one stood out as surprising.• One man stands out as the architect of the Midland's golden era: Sir Edward Holden.• But nothing stands out as the enabling act of the confluence of economic good news.• In school, Crowell stood out as the girl who eschewed the blandness of fashion in favor of personal style.• In such company Minton stood out as the tutor with a more Continental outlook.

51 stand out against something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto be strongly opposed to an idea, plan etc 坚决[强烈]反对

We must stand out against bigotry.

我们必须坚决反对顽固的偏见。

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stand out against • Masaryk was an eminent liberal scholar who stood out against the Catholic-led anti-semitic hysteria of the 1890s.• The only paper which stood out against the tide was the Communist Party's Morning Star.• Only the finance sector stood out against this trend with some 30,000 new jobs created over the same period.

52 stand over somebody phrasal verbphr v NEARto stand very close behind someone and watch as they work to make sure they do nothing wrong 站在…身后密切监督

I can’t concentrate with him standing over me like that.

他那样站在我身后看着，我无法集中注意力。

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stand over • Then the four men stood over Gao Ma like dark pillars, all eight eyes glued to his face.• I remember my father standing over her sickbed, wringing his hands, so afraid of losing another child.• Liz dragged her out of bed and stood over her while she got dressed.• The Corporal stood over him and raised the butt of his rifle.• McClair stood over the ball with Irwin, but Flowers raced out, reaching the ball before it was even touched!• When John Logie Baird was born I do not doubt that a star stood over the little saviour's cradle.• What you care who be standing over top of you?• The mentor stands over you and helps you relax and breathe during the painful contractions while your dream is in labor.

53 stand to phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE PMAto order a soldier to move into a position so that they are ready for action, or to move into this position 命令〔士兵〕进入待命状态；〔士兵〕进入待命状态

stand somebody to

The men have been stood to.

士兵已受命进入待命状态。

54 stand up phrasal verbphr v

a) STANDto be on your feet, or to rise to your feet 站立；站起来 → stand-up

I’ve been standing up all day.

我已经站了一天。

Stand up straight and don’t slouch!

身体站直，别没精打采的！

Jim stood up stiffly.

吉姆僵直地站了起来。

b) [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]VERTICAL to stay healthy or in good condition in a difficult environment or after a lot of hard use 耐受；耐用；经得起

Most of the plants stood up well to the heat.

这些植物大多数都能耐高温。

c) TRUEto be proved to be true, correct, useful etc when tested 站得住脚；证明真实[正确，有用等]

to/under

The memoirs stand up well to cross-checking with other records.

这本回忆录完全经得起与其他记录对照核实。

Without a witness, the charges will never stand up in court (=be successfully proved in a court of law).

没有证人，这些指控在法庭上是绝对站不住脚的。

d) stand somebody up informalMEET# to not meet someone who you have arranged to meet 未与某人如约见面，使某人空等

I was supposed to go to a concert with Kyle on Friday, but he stood me up.

我星期五本来要跟凯尔一起去听音乐会的，但他失约了，让我空等一场。

e) stand up and be countedOPINION to make it very clear what you think about something when this is dangerous or might cause trouble for you 〔对危险或可能引起麻烦的事物〕公开表明立场[态度]

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stand up• "I have to go now, " she said, standing up.• It's generally better to do this exercise standing up.• She spent the whole evening wondering why her date had stood her up.• The bartender had to go round standing up all the stools that had been knocked down in the fight.• The seats were all taken and we had to stand up all the way from Tokyo to Nagoya.• Abruptly she stood up, and got ready to leave.• Tom stood the statue up and looked at it.• Stand the wine bottle up for a few hours in a warm place before drinking.• If he continues to stand up his friends, he's not going to have any left.• Could you all stand up please.• He stood up to shake Mel's hand.

Stand up straight• Here's one you can do when you're waiting in that boring old queue. Stand up straight.

stand to• Of how the spindly high school youngster had stood up to, among others, Alonzo Mourning.• They did not clap when I stood up to explain the settlement.• The next day a student stood up to him.• They are in no position to stand up to hostile superiors.• My old truck can stand up to just about anything.• Luckily the little rusty cookers themselves stood up to the punishment.• He and his Revolutionary Council expressed supreme confidence in their ability to stand up to the United States and its coalition partners.• He is respected as a leader who is willing to stand up to the West.• Aggressive bosses are less likely to criticize workers who stand up to them.• Every so often she stood up to warm herself; otherwise she waited patiently, the hard metal under her.• All the participants stood up to watch the tabulation.

stand to/under• Women stood up to all this.• How could Pinkus stand up to him?• They are in no position to stand up to hostile superiors.• Pierluigi stood up to pull down his roller map of central coastal California.• Fortunately, it stands up to scrutiny.• The Project also took advantage of the vast numbers of our supporters eager to stand up to the bullies at the clinics.• Only through unity and collective resistance can these people stand up to the powerful interests that seek to control their lives.• Anyone who challenges my authority will have to stand up to this divine power when I come to Corinth.

stand up and be counted• Those who admire her should stand up and be counted.• We really need more help from you good men to stand up and be counted!• I do not want to stand up and be counted as a supporter of those demands.

55 stand up for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v DEFENDto support or defend a person or idea when they are being attacked 支持；保卫；维护

It’s time we stood up for our rights.

该是我们维护自己权利的时候了。

Silvia is capable of standing up for herself.

西尔维娅能够维护自己的利益。

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stand up for • She is standing up for herself when the system is not standing up for her.• If a chap hadn't the guts to stand up for his own beastliness where was he?• Civil and commercial litigation allows me to help a client stand up for his rights.• I forgot everything I ever knew about standing up for myself and, without argument, I slunk meekly into the night.• Women can form a communal bond quickly, but may be reluctant to stand up for their personal views.• They made girls stand up for themselves and neatness, grooming and deportment were important.• Age had not yet wearied them; they were well capable of standing up for themselves, so to speak.• Learn to be assertive, stand up for yourself and your own value.

56 stand up to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto refuse to accept unfair treatment from a person or organization 拒绝接受〔某人或组织〕的不公平对待，抵抗

He’ll respect you more if you stand up to him.

如果你敢于抗拒，他会更尊重你。

Cliff couldn’t stand up to bullying.

克利夫不敢反抗别人的欺侮。

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stand up to • Of how the spindly high school youngster had stood up to, among others, Alonzo Mourning.• The next day a student stood up to him.• They are in no position to stand up to hostile superiors.• He and his Revolutionary Council expressed supreme confidence in their ability to stand up to the United States and its coalition partners.

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stand• My offer to take you to dinner still stands.• She was so weak that she could barely stand.• They crossed the open dusty area of Smithfield to where the hospital of St Bartholomew stood.• A great many people sat at the feet of the statues or stood about in groups near by.• Few houses were left standing after the tornado.• At the end of his speech, we all stood and clapped.• I stood and stared at him in amazement.• A hundred policemen stood arm-in-arm in front of the cathedral.• His former work force of 1,300 now stands at 220.• All the players on the Oregon bench are standing, clapping, extending their hands to Red for high fives.• Britain stood for political ideals that must prevail if western civilization were not to break down.• Maggie stood her bicycle against the wall of the shed.• I know your son stands high on the list of suitable candidates.• A young girl stood in the doorway, sheltering from the rain.• A single tall candle stood in the middle of the table.• Just stand it in the corner, so it doesn't fall.• A Christmas tree stood near the fireplace.• I was standing next to the entrance.• I was standing only a few feet away from where lightning struck.• Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.• Now I want the blue team to stand over to my right.• John stands six feet tall.• He stood still, his feet rooted to the ground in fear.• Don't just stand there - help me!• She stood watching him as he turned to go.• Mosquitos usually lay their eggs in standing water.• Now, where do we stand with regard to computability in classical theory?

Stand still• Even the tide goes somewhere in the end. Stand still.• The whole idea is to look slinky. Stand still a minute while I - that's better.• I told you yesterday, one plait and at the back, and tight. Stand still, girl!

stand back/aside• The bartender left a glass of cloudy, yellowish water in front of him and stood back.• He stood back and blew on his frozen hands.• Now let us stand back and see the main shape and character of the tree.• He stood aside and the great vehicle moved ponderously out of the garage.• The pub stood back in silence.• They can't stand aside when confronted with evil and injustice.

stand somebody (up) on something• Dad would stand me up on an orange crate to sing solos.• They need to describe initially what issues they want to stand firm on and what issues they can give way to.• For the government, acceptance of central planning did not stand or fall on the issue of nationalisation.• She stood him on the kitchen table, where he dripped soapy water on to the plastic tablecloth.• But her sudden command made him stand violently on the pedal and they were both jerked forward against their seat-belts.• The roll fits perfectly well if you stand it on the roller and lean it against the wall.• He stood almost on the same spot as before, and watched the lighted windows of a basement flat across the way.• While all of the sauces are tasty, the grilled items are generously seasoned and stand well on their own.• The pool players straightened, standing their cues on their thighs like rifles.

stood open• The front door of the capacious old mansion stood open.• The kitchen door stood open and on impulse she went in.• The doors of the Huey stood open, and the rush of air was exhilarating.• The inner door stood open and through it she caught sight of Eleanor Shergold sitting in one of the pews.• A new tackle box, with its tier of hinged compartments, stood open like a three-dimensional greeting card.• They went straight into the master bedroom, where a leather briefcase stood open on the floor.• The front door stood open, water pooling in the hallway.

stands no nonsense• She's a fine nurse, but stands no nonsense from anyone.

stand the test of time• Our friendship has stood the test of time.• Finally, there are two general principles of delegation that have certainly stood the test of time.• Unlike the Piano making concern at Woodchester near Stroud, it failed to stand the test of time.• We have obscenity standards that have stood the test of time.• The performances have not stood the test of time; a successor would be very welcome.• And the only answer that has stood the test of time and scrutiny is that there was no designer.• Such knowledge has stood the test of time, since it could have been challenged and repudiated in the marketplace of ideas.• Unlike so many others, a Swan stands the tests of time well.

stands ... high• It weighs 10 tonnes and stands 5 metres high.• There he stands, high above the congregation, as though he has removed his last connection with worldly beings.• It stands 50 feet high and over 50 yards long.• Porvoo Cathedral was built c. 1415 and stands on high ground on the outskirts of the town.• The church stands on the highest point in the village.• Continental lithosphere stands higher than oceanic lithosphere because continental crust is both of greater thickness and lower density than oceanic crust.• Though the youngest of the eight Faculties in the University, the reputation of the school stands high throughout the world.• Penal Policy in a Changing Society stands as the high watermark of what later became known as the treatment model.

stand at• Unemployment stands at 6%.

stand for• Add walnuts, remove from heat, and let stand for 5 minutes.• What does the F in John F. Kennedy stand for?• When they were gone, Wade stood for a few minutes at the living room window.• Maggie won't stand for any alcohol in her house.• The enemy stood for different things and must be defeated.• Of the 20 Cabinet ministers and ministers of state in the outgoing government to stand for election only four were returned.• The 'F' in 'John F Kennedy' stood for 'Fitzgerald'.• Everything Jack stood for Folly truly did despise, and she despised herself for having fallen in love with such a man.• 'What does "NAC" stand for?' 'National Aerobics Championships'.• NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.• I don't think we even knew what the O stood for; perhaps he lied about it.• These were what scientists call S waves, S standing for secunda, or second.• On a US ship, you see 'USS', standing for 'United States Ship'.• But what he stood for was good and plain: clean, affordable modem houses.

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ldoce_316_fstand2 S2 W2 noun [countableC]

1 for support 作支撑用DHF a piece of furniture or equipment used to hold or support something 架；台；座

a music stand

乐谱架

a cake stand

蛋糕架

He adjusted the microphone stand.

他调整了一下话筒架。

coat stand/hat stand (=for hanging coats or hats on) 衣架/帽架

→5 See picture of statue 雕像, coatstand 衣帽架, canvas 油画布 ... →4 See picture of 见图 stand

2 for selling 作销售用BBTSHOP/STORE a table or small structure used for selling or showing things 售货台[亭]；货摊，摊位 SYN British English stall

a hotdog stand

热狗摊

an exhibition stand

展台

The shop was crowded with display stands and boxes.

这家商店里满是陈列台和盒子。

One week, three magazines hit the stands (=became available to buy) with Peace Corps stories.

一星期有三份刊登维和部队故事的杂志上架。

→ newsstand

3 opinion/attitude 观点/态度 [usually singular]OPINION a position or opinion that you state firmly and publicly 〔公开表明的〕主张，立场

stand on

the Republicans’ conservative stand on social and environmental issues

共和党在社会和环境问题上的保守立场

She was accused of not taking a stand on feminism or civil rights.

她被指责在女权主义或人权问题上没有明确的立场。

4 oppose/defend 反对/防御FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST something a strong effort to defend yourself or to oppose something 防御；反抗，抵抗

take/make/mount a stand (against something)

We have to take a stand against racism.

我们必须坚决反对种族歧视。

5 the stands [plural] (also the stand British EnglishBrE)DS a building where people stand or sit to watch the game at a sports ground 〔体育场内的〕看台 → grandstand

In the stands, fifty of Jill’s friends and family have come to watch her last game.

在看台上，吉尔的亲戚朋友共有50人前来观看她的最后一场比赛。

Examples from the Corpus

the stands• Fan power Manchester United and Everton both had trouble from fans who were not satisfied with supporting from the stands.• There were over 40,000 people in the stands.• The crowd is small and quiet, only seven hundred people in the stands.• A couple more people in the stands?• Those in the stands were told to stay seated.• And what a sight for his dad Pat, watching in the stands.• And of course, your mom and dad were in the stands to see it.• Most were on the field, but several were hoisted into the stands by forklifts.• Torrents of water sluiced through the stands, drowning pitch, players and spectators.

6 the stand SCTa witness box 证人席

Will the next witness please take the stand (=go into the witness box)?

请下一位证人出庭作证。

Examples from the Corpus

take the stand• Flammer, 24, took the stand to authenticate his pictures Tuesday.• Drew once again took the stand, and he was once again questioned about his movements on 22 June.• And Bill was shocked to see her agent take the stand, saying that he had opposed the marriage to Bill.• But the worst day of all was the day that Bill took the stand himself.• When he took the stand, King admitted the rider to the contract was phony but denied responsibility and blamed co-workers.• It was for that reason that I took the stand I did, and put forward the views that I did.• On Monday, Lieutenant Richards will take the stand.• Having announced that it would take the stand, however, the department feared the consequences of backing down.

7. cricket 板球DSC the period of time in which two batsmen are playing together in a game of cricket, or the points that they get during this time 〔两个击球员在一局内对三柱门的〕持续防守；持续防守得分

8 taxis/buses 出租车/公共汽车 a place where taxis or buses stop and wait for passengers 出租车站；公共汽车站

There’s a taxi stand on Glen Road.

格伦路上有个出租车站。

9 trees 树 a group of trees of one type growing close together 林分，〔某一种〕植物群丛

stand of

a stand of eucalyptus trees

桉树丛

Examples from the Corpus

stand• Last month we were able to borrow a votive candle stand, which stands in the Lady Chapel area.• an ice cream stand• They have the largest stand at the conference.• Once, he threw a baseball in the stands that struck a fan in the chest.• The public defender, who must have been desperate, put her client on the stand.• an umbrella stand• In May 1994 1.7 hectares in a 20-hectare commercial apple orchard were planted with stands of Golden Delicious.

hit the stands• The new edition of "Time" will hit the stands Tuesday.

stand on• I'm not sure where I stand on the issue of gun control.• For now, the German central bank is standing pat on interest rates.• Don't stand on the box or it'll break.

take/make/mount a stand (against something)• There comes a time in every close game when a team has to rise up and make a stand.• But the other Supreme Court judges are making a stand against the government.• Neighborhood residents are taking a stand against drug dealers.• At every level, the major companies took a stand against the new medium.• This was not the moment to make a stand for independence.• He might have understood that the Justice Department needed to take a stand.• Symphony managements, especially, have to be prepared to take a stand.• The time is coming, some say, to make a stand.• With his aid we made a stand.

From Longman Business Dictionary

standstand1 /stænd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp stood /stʊd/)

1[intransitiveI] to be at a particular level or amount

stand at

Inflation currently stands at 4%.

Your bank balance currently stands at £720.92.

2[intransitiveI] to be in, stay in, or get into a particular state

The law, as it stood, favoured the developers.

I don’t see a serious challenge to London as a financial centre as things stand currently.

The committee stands divided (=disagrees completely) on this issue.

There are currently 65 industrial premises standing empty.

3[intransitiveI] to continue to exist, be correct, or be VALID

The court of appeal has ruled that the conviction should stand.

4stand pat American EnglishAmE informal to refuse to change a decision, plan etc

stand pat on

Harry’s standing pat on his decision to fire Janice.

5where somebody stands someone’s opinion about something, or the official rule about something

where somebody stands on

The voters want to know where the President stands on taxes.

6stand trialLAW to be brought to a court of law to have your case examined and judged

stand trial for

The two men stood trial for allegedly attempting to receive stolen property.

7stand bailLAW to pay money as a promise that someone will return to court to be judged

8stand accusedLAW to be the person in a court of law who is being judged for a crime

stand accused of

He now stands accused by the city council of serious mismanagement of the museum’s financial affairs.

9stand to gain/lose/win etc to be likely to do or have something

We stand to make a lot of money from the merger.

10[intransitiveI] to try to become elected to a parliament, board of directors etc

stand for

He will not be standing for election as vice president this year.

Who’s standing for the Democrats in the 44th district?

11stand or fall by/on to depend on something for success

A product will stand or fall by its quality.

→ stand down

→ stand in

standstand2 noun

1[countableC]MARKETING a small structure for selling or showing things

Come by our stand at the exhibition and see the new products.

→ exhibition stand

2[countableC usually singular] a position or opinion that you state firmly and publicly

He did not take a stand on the proposed regulations.

Origin stand1

Old English standan

→20-29

→30-43

→THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1stand2 noun

单词	stand
释义	stand Word family noun stand standing standeestanderstanding orderstandoffishnessstandoutstandpatterstandpattismstandpipestandpointstandstilladjective standing outstanding upstanding standoffstandoffishverb stand adverb outstandingly stand1 /stænd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp stood /stʊd/) 1 be on feet 站立 (also be standing up) [intransitiveI]STAND to support yourself on your feet or be in an upright position 站立 It looks like we’ll have to stand – there are no seats left. 看来我们只能站着——没有座位了。 She stood in the doorway. 她站在门口。 Stand still (=do not move) and listen to me. 站好别动，听我说。 Don’t just stand there (=stand and not do anything) – help me! 不要光站在那里，帮帮我！ stand on tiptoe/stand on your toes (=support yourself on your toes) 踮起脚尖站立 If he stood on tiptoe, he could reach the shelf. 他要是踮起脚尖，就能够到架子了。 stand (somewhere) doing something They just stood there laughing. 他们只是站在那里笑。 We stood watching the rain fall. 我们站着看雨点飘落。 2 rise 起立 (also stand up) [intransitiveI]STAND to rise to an upright position 站起来，起立 Smiling, she stood and closed the blinds. 她微笑着站起来，关上百叶窗。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A13 Town 城镇 3 step 一步 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] a) to step a short distance 走，迈〔一小步〕 stand back/aside She stood back to let him in. 她退后一步让他进来。 stand clear of something British EnglishBrE (=step away from something in order to be safe) 不靠近某处，避开某物 Stand clear of the doors, please. 请别靠近门。 b) British EnglishBrESTAND to accidentally step on or in something 〔无意中〕踩到[踏上]某物 stand on/in Don’t stand in that puddle! 别踩在那个水坑里！ 4 in a particular position 处于某一位置 [intransitiveI, transitiveT usually + adverbadv/prepositionprep]VERTICAL to be upright in a particular position, or to put something or someone somewhere in an upright position （使）直立，（使）竖放 A lamp stood on the table. 桌子上放着一盏灯。 Near the railway station stood a hotel. 火车站附近有家酒店。 Some remains of the original house still stand. 原先那所房子的残垣断壁依然还在。 stand something on/in etc something Can you stand that pole in the corner for now? 你能暂时把那根柱子竖在角落里吗？ I closed the lid and stood the case against the wall. 我关上盖子，把盒子靠墙立好。 stand somebody (up) on something Stand Molly up on a chair so she can see. 让莫莉站到椅子上，这样她就能够看见了。 5 in a state/condition 处于某种状况/情形 [linking verb]BESITUATION to be or stay in a particular state or condition 处于〔某种状态〕 The kitchen door stood open so she went in. 厨房的门开着，于是她走了进去。 stand empty/idle (=not being used) 空着/闲置着 scores of derelict houses standing empty 大量闲置的废弃破房子 I’m not too thrilled with the way things stand (=the state that the situation is in) at the moment. 我对目前的情况感觉不是很兴奋。 The evidence, as it stands (=as it is now), cannot be conclusive. 现在的证据还不确凿。 where/how do things stand? (=used to ask what is happening in a situation) 目前情况如何？ Where do things stand in terms of the budget? 预算方面情况怎么样？ I will know within the next month or two how I stand (=what my situation is). 接下来的一两个月之内我就会知道自己的情况了。 stand united/divided (=agree or disagree completely) 意见统一/分歧 He urged the whole community to stand united and to reject terrorism. 他敦促整个社会团结起来抵制恐怖主义。 stand prepared/ready to do something (=be prepared to do something whenever it is necessary) 准备好做某事 We should stand ready to do what is necessary to guarantee the peace. 我们应该时刻准备着采取必要手段确保和平。 countries that have stood together (=stayed united) in times of crisis 在危难时刻团结起来的国家 stand in awe of somebody (=admire them, be afraid of them, or both) 敬畏某人 6 NOT LIKE 不喜欢can’t stand spokenSTAND/BEAR used to say that you do not like someone or something at all, or that you think that something is extremely unpleasant 不能忍受〔某人或某物〕 SYN can’t bear I can’t stand bad manners. 我不能容忍没有礼貌。 I know he can’t stand the sight of me. 我知道他不喜欢看到我。 can’t stand (somebody/something) doing something Lily can’t stand working in an office. 莉莉受不了在办公室工作。 I can’t stand people smoking around me when I’m eating. 我受不了吃饭时有人在我旁边抽烟。 can’t stand to do something She can’t stand to hear them arguing. 她听不得他们吵架。 Examples from the Corpus can’t stand• She couldn't stand the thought of losing her children.• We used to be quite good friends but now I can't stand her.• If there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy.• Her father can't stand liver and onions.• Europeans never stay there for long. They can't stand the heat.• Don't invite Alice. Mum can't stand the sight of her.• I can't stand the way he's always telling people what they should do. 7 accept a situation 接受某种情况 [transitiveT usually in questions and negatives] to be able to accept or deal well with a difficult situation 接受，对付；忍受 SYN tolerate can/could stand something I couldn’t stand the thought of leaving Danielle. 想到要离开丹妮尔我简直受不了。 I’ve had about as much as I can stand of your arguing! 你们的争吵我受够了！ I don’t know if I can stand the waiting any longer. 我不知道我是否还能再等下去。 can stand somebody doing something How can you stand Marty coming home late all the time? 你怎么受得了马蒂老是很晚回家？ She’s a strong woman who stands no nonsense from anyone. 她是个很强势的女人，容不得任何人胡闹。 8 be good enough 足够好 [transitiveT]GOOD ENOUGH to be good or strong enough to last a long time or to experience a particular situation without being harmed, damaged etc 经得起，经受 Linen can stand very high temperatures. 亚麻织品能耐受很高的温度。 His poetry will stand the test of time (=stay popular). 他的诗歌将经得起时间的考验。 9 stand to do something PROBABLYto be likely to do or have something 很可能会做某事，可能有某物 stand to gain/lose/win/make What do firms think they stand to gain by merging? 公司认为通过合并会得到什么好处？ After the oil spill, thousands of fishermen stand to lose their livelihoods. 石油泄漏发生后，许多渔民很可能会失去生计。 Examples from the Corpus stand to do something• The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute.• Kitty probably stands to gain a couple mill.• A gene in a splurge-weed cell stands to gain by promoting the reproduction of its cell.• Doug Jones stands to inherit the Myers' closer role.• One report suggested off-course bookmakers stood to lose as much as £100,000.• He stands to make a good deal of money.• Concierges also stand to make money out of sports tickets.• For a while we stand to one side, then sit down in the second row of benches.• There are now nine partners who stand to profit from the sale.• Would you all please stand to sing hymn 106?• The Senate stood to welcome the new President. 10 not move 不动 [intransitiveI]USE STH# to stay in a particular place without moving 停着不动；放着不动 → standstill The car’s been standing in the garage for weeks. 这辆汽车停在车库里好几个星期了。 The mixture was left to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. 混合料在室温下放置了 15 分钟。 The train was already standing at the platform. 火车已经停靠站台。 11 height 高度 [linking verb] formalBE to be a particular height 高度为，高达 The trophy stands five feet high. 这奖杯高五英尺。 John stood six feet tall. 约翰身高六英尺。 12 level/amount 水平/数量 [linking verb]BE to be at a particular level or amount 有…水平[数量] stand at His former workforce of 1,300 now stands at 220. 他以前有 1,300 名职工，现在只有 220 人。 Illiteracy rates are still thought to stand above 50 percent. 文盲比例仍被认为超过 50%。 13 rank/position 级别/职位 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]BE to have a particular rank or position when compared with similar things or people 〔和同类相比〕位于，处于〔某种地位〕 SYN rank The president stands high in the public opinion polls. 总统在民意调查中排名很高。 How do their sales stand in relation to those of similar firms? 与同类公司相比较，他们的销售情况如何？ His book could stand alongside the best. 他的书堪与最好的书比肩。 14 election 选举 [intransitiveI]VOTE/ELECT British EnglishBrE to try to become elected to a council, parliament etc 竞选；当候选人 SYN American English run stand for She announced her intention to stand for parliament. 她宣布打算参加议员竞选。 15 decision/offer 决定/提议 [intransitiveI not in progressive]CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT# if a decision, offer etc stands, it continues to exist, be correct, or be valid 保持有效，维持不变 Despite protests, the official decision stood. 尽管有人抗议，官方决定仍维持不变。 My offer of help still stands. 我说过愿意帮忙的话依然有效。 16. if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchenget out of the kitchen if you can’t stand the heat DEAL WITHused to tell someone that they should leave a job or situation if they cannot deal with its difficulties 如果你应付不了就别干了 17 somebody/something could stand something SHOULD/OUGHT TOused to say very directly that it would be a good idea for someone to do something or for something to happen 某人最好做某事；某事应该发生 His smile exposed teeth that could stand a good scrubbing. 他一笑牙齿都露了出来，他的牙真该好好刷一刷了。 somebody could stand to do something My doctor told me I could stand to lose a few pounds. 医生说我的体重该减掉几磅了。 Examples from the Corpus somebody could stand to do something• Not many people could stand to be second fiddle for as long as Kerri was.• Mrs Fanning also stood up and said she could stand to leave behind a little something.• And I guess, yeah, we could stand to read more. 18. I stand corrected spoken formalWRONG/INCORRECT used to admit that your opinion or something that you just said was wrong 我接受批评，我承认错误〔用于承认自己的观点或刚才说过的话是错误的〕 Examples from the Corpus I stand corrected• Oh, well, I stand corrected, ladies. 19 where somebody stands OPINIONsomeone’s opinion about something 某人（对某事）的看法[态度] where somebody stands on We still do not know where he stands on the matter. 我们仍然不知道他对此事的看法。 You must decide where you stand. 你必须决定自己的立场。 Examples from the Corpus where somebody stands• Voters need to know where each candidate stands.• Where do the Democrats stand on the issue of sanctions? 20 from where I stand OPINION spoken according to what I know or feel 据我所知；在我看来 I knew from where I stood that the stocks were practically worthless. 据我所知，这些股票实际上一钱不值了。 Examples from the Corpus from where I stand• I can shake things up a little from where I stand.• I could smell its peppery, pungent scent from where I stood.• He ambled over to the nearest tree - happily some metres from where I stood hidden, and turned towards the tower.• Even from where I stood, I glimpsed Eadred's agitation.• But from where I stand, it is the wider issue of transparency that really counts.• Well from where I stand, it looks like you've found a good job. 21 know where you stand (with somebody) KNOW somethingOPINIONto know how someone feels about you, or what you are allowed to do in a particular situation 知道（某人）对你的看法，知道你被允许做什么 At least we know where we stand with Steven now. 至少我们现在知道史蒂文对我们的看法了。 I’d like to know where I stand. 我想知道我可以做什么。 It helps to know where you stand legally. 这有助于了解你可以合法地做些什么。 Examples from the Corpus know where you stand (with somebody)• But Catholic bishops have let both parties know where they stand.• Do you know where you stand?• I am only ensuring we both know where we stand.• Imagine a man in public office that everybody knew where he stood.• Well, now she knew where she stood.• My father died, I didn't know where I stood on the team, we lost a lot of games.• She knew where he stood over Grunte.• You knew where you stood with the Cold War. 22. stand to attention British EnglishBrE, stand at attention American EnglishAmE if soldiers stand to attention, they stand very straight and stiff to show respect 〔士兵〕立正 Examples from the Corpus stand to attention• The colonel gave the order for the men to stand to attention.• Even the few pots of make-up on the blue-flowered dressing table seemed to be standing to attention.• Farrar knew what he had got into now, and stood to attention.• The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute.• The Major stood to attention and saluted.• The older one put his hand to his mouth and coughed and stood to attention and the younger one shot his cuffs.• One man in the crowd removed his hat and stood to attention, head bowed in prayer.• An hour later he was standing to attention in a depleted square of those who had survived the battle.• It stands to attention, striking the air with a knowing finger.• We stood at attention until we were given permission to leave. 23. stand on your head/hands STANDto support yourself on your head or hands, with your feet in the air 用头/手支撑倒立 Examples from the Corpus stand on your head/hands• A malevolent demon was standing on his head.• Somehow the doctrine of the Fall had been stood on its head.• Susan was teaching Wyatt how to stand on his hands.• I can do it standing on my head, although I won't.• And the hoops were made by soldiers, who turned over and stood on their hands and feet.• We did; the moment the car stopped there I jumped out and stood on my head in the grass.• She had a washboard stomach, and her boyfriend would stand on his hands on chairs balanced above her.• Maybe I have to stand on my head to prove I mean it. 24 stand in line American EnglishAmEWAIT to wait in a line of people until it is your turn to do something 排队 SYN British English queue Customers stood in line for 20 minutes at the cash register. 顾客在收银机前排了 20 分钟的队。 Examples from the Corpus stand in line• Instead I take another coffee, standing in line amongst some very fat people.• Damned and despairing we stand in line, and behind all success, wealth and power, the henchman is there.• Joshua Morris left the hall and stood in line for a cup of Gold Blend.• However, you won't find them standing in line for tickets to Bird World.• Wherever the vaccine was available, parents with their children stood in lines that sometimes snaked for blocks around doctors' offices.• At 6 a.m. people were already standing in line to buy bread.• You squeeze by several dozen other people who are standing in line to enter...• Joshua Morris stood in line waiting to be searched for an offensive weapon.• They resented standing in line while tellers explained money-market accounts and no-load funds to prospective investors. 25 stand firm/stand fast a) BACK/BACKWARDS#to refuse to be forced to move backwards 拒不后退 She stood firm, blocking the entrance. 她堵在入口处，不肯后退一步。 b) CHANGE YOUR MIND#to refuse to change your opinions, intentions, or behaviour 坚持立场；拒不让步 The government continued to stand firm and no concessions were made. 政府继续采取强硬态度，不作任何让步。 stand firm/stand fast on/against He stands firm on his convictions. 他坚持自己的信念。 26 stand pat American EnglishAmECHANGE YOUR MIND# to refuse to change a decision, plan etc 坚持不变 stand pat on Harry’s standing pat on his decision to fire Janice. 哈里坚持解雇贾尼丝的决定。 Examples from the Corpus stand pat• Get Gretzky or stand pat, either Smith disrupted the team or failed to help it.• They have not stood pat while other teams attempted to capitalize on their setbacks. 27 stand alone a) ALONEto continue to do something alone, without help from anyone else 继续独自做某事 Some of the Pacific islands are too small to stand alone as independent states. 太平洋上的有些岛屿太小，无法单独作为独立的国家存在。 b) to be much better than anything or anyone else 出类拔萃 For sheer entertainment value, Kelly stood alone. 纯粹从娱乐价值而言，凯利是出类拔萃的。 Examples from the Corpus stand alone• It is often said of him that he stood alone.• They stand alone - and fall alone.• Bedford stood alone and put his drink down on the table.• Frequently the theatre-in-education group is associated with a historical site, although their workshops can stand alone and take place in school.• He stood alone for a minute, until she was out of sight.• But Boston stands alone in saying officially and unequivocally that no such condition exists here.• Clasper stood alone on the box, clasping a hand microphone to his ranting mouth.• Again, standing alone this evidence is not probative of any discrimination in the local construction industry... 28 stand still CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT#to not change or progress at all, even though time has passed 毫无变化；停滞不前 No industry can stand still. 任何一种工业都不能止步不前。 Time seems to have stood still in this lovely hotel. 在这家宜人的酒店里，时间仿佛停顿了。 Examples from the Corpus stand still• Space technology has not stood still.• I seemed to be standing still.• She stood still, all amazed.• But, although Ashley stood still and wary, her son showed no inhibitions.• Could you stand still for just a minute and listen to me?• I have stood still instead of fighting on her side as I did in the basement in Lobethal.• I stood still, right where I was, eavesdropping.• She stood still, savouring the accumulation of days of her life behind her like beads on a string, something tangible.• The law has not been standing still since Jorden v. Money.• The young woman stood still, waiting and smiling: small as a child in her glimmering white silk. 29 stand a chance/hope (of doing something) PROBABLYto be likely to be able to do something or to succeed 有机会/有希望（做某事） You’ll stand a better chance of getting a job with a degree. 你有了学位，找到工作的机会就更大。 Maybe their relationship had never really stood a chance. 也许他们的恋情从来就是没有希望的。 Examples from the Corpus stand a chance/hope (of doing something)• Dougal didn't struggle: even if he could have got out of the duvet, he wouldn't have stood a chance.• In the face of Queeensrÿche they didn't stand a chance.• Schools from across the country craved his talents, but only two stood a chance.• The rest must keep pace if they are to stand a chance-advertising works.• The women stand a chance in the foil competition with Charlene DiMiceli.• You'll stand a better chance of getting a job with a degree.• This was the crunch match they really had to win to stand a chance of staying up.• No Labour rethink that ignores this will stand a chance of success in the future.• C., woman fumed outside the museum where a crowd stood hoping to get a ticket to hear Wiesel. 30 stand in somebody’s way (also stand in the way)PREVENT to prevent someone from doing something 阻止某人 I always encouraged Brian. I didn’t want to stand in his way. 我始终鼓励布赖恩，我不想妨碍他。 You can’t stand in the way of progress! 你无法阻挡前进的脚步！ Examples from the Corpus stand in somebody’s way• Nothing seemed to stand in the way.• With luck, fewer barriers may stand in the way.• Labor-Management Cooperation Many public managers believe that unions are the greatest obstacle standing in the way of entrepreneurial government.• Even worse, some think public relations stands in the way of getting at the real facts.• North West side Brigade stand in the way of North Down's success - and they look to be formidable opposition.• I wouldn't want to stand in the way of progress.• All that stood in the way of victory was a touch of bad luck.• Shelford was at full throttle and all that stood in his way to a four pointer was the frail-looking frame of Roebuck. 31 stand on your own (two) feet INDEPENDENT PERSONto be able to do what you need to do, earn your own money, etc without help from others 自立，独立自主 She’s never learned to stand on her own feet. 她从来都没学会自立。 Examples from the Corpus stand on your own (two) feet• Able to stand on her own feet.• I guess I shall have to learn to stand on my own feet.• Out-and-out competitive in the world market standing on our own feet?• She's very kind, but we ought to stand on our own feet.• Using the market price means that each division must stand on its own feet, as though it were an independent company.• She, who'd always stood on her own feet, fought her own battles.• Such beliefs are able to stand on their own feet, without support from others. 32 it stands to reason (that) LOGICALused to say that something should be completely clear to anyone who is sensible 这是合乎情理的，这是自然的 It stands to reason that you cannot find the right person to do a job unless you know exactly what that job is. 如果你没有明确知道是什么工作，就找不到合适的人选，这是自然的。 Examples from the Corpus it stands to reason (that)• Well, it sounds a very obvious thing for us to say - but it stands to reason.• Well, it stands to reason, doesn't it?• But the important decisions ... well, it stands to reason that these would be the sole responsibility of the man. 33 stand or fall by/on something DEPEND/IT DEPENDSto depend on something for success 成败取决于某事 The case against him will stand or fall on its own merits. 指控他的这个案子能否胜诉将取决于案子本身的情况。 Examples from the Corpus stand or fall by/on something• Their case would stand or fall on her reliability.• Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.• The success of the new News at Ten will stand or fall on his relationship with the seven million plus viewers.• But the argument must stand or fall on its merits.• It seems that this is a case that will stand or fall on its own particular facts.• For the government, acceptance of central planning did not stand or fall on the issue of nationalisation.• The storyline was always going to stand or fall by the performance of Tim Guinee as Lazar.• The school has an outstanding and deserved reputation, which will stand or fall by the testimony of its pupils. 34 liquid 液体 [intransitiveI]LIQUID a liquid that stands does not flow or is not made to move 〔液体〕不流动，处于静止状态 standing pools of marsh water 一潭潭沼泽积水 35 stand guard (over somebody/something) XXto watch someone or something so that they do not do anything wrong or so that nothing bad happens to them 照看，守卫（某人/某物） Soldiers stand guard on street corners. 士兵守卫在街角上。 You must stand guard over him at all times. 你必须一直看住他。 Examples from the Corpus stand guard (over somebody/something)• A police officer armed with a semi-automatic gun stood guard.• Riot police stood guard even in tiny back alleys.• Teachers stood guard every night and he was never alone.• Soldiers stand guard on street corners and roam the city at night.• A pro-choice president now stands guard over abortion rights.• Then one stood guard over her while the other two searched the house.• If you stand guard over our stuff, I'll run get the tickets.• A deputy stands guard under the black numeral 2. 36. stand bail British EnglishBrE to promise to pay money if someone does not return to a court of law to be judged 保释 37 stand trial SCTto be brought to a court of law to have your case examined and judged 〔在法庭上〕受审 stand trial for/on Gresham will stand trial for murder. 格雷沙姆将因谋杀罪受审。 The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges. 被告被勒令为数项指控受审。 Examples from the Corpus stand trial• The remaining three are to stand trial.• Baya, for his part, said he was ready to stand trial, but then he left the country.• Salvi has been declared mentally competent to stand trial Feb. 5.• Major, who had a string of previous convictions, stood trial for the bookies' robbery.• Brady stood trial for the killings late last year.• After psychiatric evaluations found that he was competent to stand trial, Harwood pleaded guilty July 16 to second-degree murder.• The judge ruled that Pinochet was too ill to stand trial in Spain.• An employee of the bank is due to stand trial on embezzlement charges in February.• Two drivers stand trial over deaths of five young people.• Laurent Fabius, the former Prime Minister, and members of his Government finally stood trial this year. 38 stand accused (of something) a) SCTto be the person in a court of law who is being judged for a crime 被指控（某事），被控告（某事） The former president stands accused of lying to the nation’s parliament. 前总统被指控对国会撒谎。 b) if you stand accused of doing something bad or wrong, other people say that you have done it （因某事）受到指责 The radio station stands accused of racism. 这家电台被指责有种族歧视行为。 Examples from the Corpus stand accused (of something)• It stands accused of being elitist and inaccessible.• No surprise, then, that the airline stands accused of corporate arrogance and customer neglect.• The two officials stand accused of ordering the beatings.• He stands accused of possessing cocaine and marijuana.• A mere 18 months ago members of his International Olympic Committee stood accused of taking bribes.• He stood accused of trying to disguise a crude revenue-raising measure. 39 stand tall a) to stand with your back straight and your head raised 站得笔挺，昂首挺胸 Stand tall with your feet comfortably apart. 身体站直，两脚自然分开。 b) American EnglishAmEPROUD to be proud and feel ready to deal with anything 充满信心，信心十足 We will stand tall and fight for issues of concern to our community. 我们将挺起胸膛，竭力解决关系到我们社区利益的问题。 Examples from the Corpus stand tall• Before such a leader, all enemies will cower, While Devi Lal stands tall.• Theodora stood tall and handsome in the tiny modem hall.• But there was Elder Seth, standing tall, and smiling just like her old man.• Fenton stood tall and stared down the gunmen.• The only Senate list on which we stand tall: Best-Dressed, .• They stand tall, jut their chins out, call no one Sir and can lick any man in the house.• Of the Warriors playing Sunday night, only Todd Fuller stood taller than 6-foot-9; four were guards. 40 somebody can do something standing on their head EASY informal used to say that someone is able to do something easily 某人能轻而易举地做某事 This is basic stuff. I can do it standing on my head. 这是很初级的东西，我闭着眼睛也能做。 41 be stood on its head if something is stood on its head, it becomes the opposite of what it was before 彻底推翻，完全相反 One area of the business which has been stood on its head is internal communications. 这家企业和以前完全不同的一个方面是内部通信。 42 not stand on ceremony British EnglishBrEPOLITE# to not worry about the formal rules of polite behaviour 随便；不拘礼节 Come on, Mal. Don’t stand on ceremony here at home. 行啦，马尔，在家里就不必拘礼了。 43 stand somebody a drink/meal etc PAY FOR British EnglishBrE to pay for something as a gift to someone 请某人喝酒/吃饭等 Come on, Jack. I’ll stand you a drink if you like. 来吧，杰克，你愿意的话，我来请你喝一杯。 Examples from the Corpus stand somebody a drink/meal etc• A minute or two later-they are standing, drinking wine before dinner.• He and Rufus had stood there drinking wine. → make somebody’s hair stand on end at hair(8), → leave somebody/something standing at leave1(15), → not have a leg to stand on at leg1(7), → stand/serve/hold somebody in good stead at stead(2), → stand your ground at ground1(7) THESAURUS stand to be on your feet in an upright position 站立 There were no seats, so we had to stand. 没有座位,所以我们只好站着。 When we entered, Stephen was standing by his desk. 我们进去的时候,斯蒂芬正站在他的书桌边。 be on your feet to be standing, especially for a long time 〔尤指长时间〕站立 If you have young kids, you’re on your feet all day. 你要是有小孩子,就得整天站着了。 nI’d been on my feet since 7 o'clock and I needed to sit down. nThe crowd were all on their feet clapping and calling for more. get up to stand after you have been sitting or lying down 〔从坐或躺的姿势〕起来,站起身 He got up and turned off the TV. 他站起身,把电视机关了。 Mum fell in her flat and was unable to get up. 妈妈在自己的公寓里摔了一跤,都站不起来了。 stand up to stand after you have been sitting, or to be in a standing position 起立；站立 I stood up when she came in and shook her hand. 她走进来,我起身和她握手。 It’s generally better to do this exercise standing up. 一般来说,这套操站着做更好。 get to your feet written to stand up, especially slowly or when it is difficult for you 〔尤指缓慢而艰难地〕站起身 My attorney got slowly to his feet, breathing heavily. 我的律师气喘吁吁地慢慢站起身。 rise formal to stand after you have been sitting, especially at a formal event 起立〔尤用于正式场合〕 As the bride entered the cathedral, the congregation rose. 新娘步入教堂,众人起立。 Audience members rose to their feet, cheering and clapping. 观众起立,欢呼鼓掌。 PHRASAL VERBS 44 stand against somebody/something phrasal verbphr v FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto oppose a person, organization, plan, decision etc 反对 She hadn’t the strength to stand against her aunt’s demands. 她无力反对她姑妈的要求。 There are only a hundred of them standing against an army of 42,000 troops. 他们只有 100 人，而要抗击 4.2 万人的军队。 Examples from the Corpus stand against • I wondered what kind of dreams you would have if you were standing against a wall.• His margin over the conservative candidates standing against him was not of much consequence.• The power of the sword was so great that nothing could stand against him.• Surely it was more important to make a stand against racial prejudice?• She stood against the glass partition by the double-leaved doors with the violin and the suitcase wedged behind her calves.• Tony Astorina stood against the wall across the room.• He stood against them, watching the dark western sky and the ash-blue cumulus now edged with brilliant white. 45 stand around phrasal verbphr v STANDto stand somewhere and not do anything 〔无所事事地〕闲站着 We stood around saying goodbye for a while. 我们闲站了一会儿相互道别。 46 stand by phrasal verbphr v a) NOT DO somethingto not do anything to help someone or prevent something from happening 袖手旁观 → bystander I’m not going to stand by and see her hurt. 我不能袖手旁观眼看着她受伤。 b) stand by somethingPROMISE to keep a promise, agreement etc, or to say that something is still true 信守〔诺言〕；遵守〔协定〕；坚持某事物 I stand by what I said earlier. 我坚持早先说的话。 He stood by his convictions. 他坚持自己的信仰。 c) stand by somebodyFAITHFUL to stay loyal to someone and support them, especially in a difficult situation 〔尤指在困难情况下〕继续忠于某人，支持某人 His wife stood by him during his years in prison. 他坐牢的那几年里妻子一直对他不离不弃。 d) READYto be ready to do something if necessary 准备行动 → standby Rescue crews were standing by in case of a breakdown. 救援人员随时待命抢修故障。 for Stand by for our Christmas competition. 准备好参加我们的圣诞比赛活动。 stand by to do something Police stood by to arrest any violent fans. 警察随时准备逮捕闹事球迷。 Examples from the Corpus stand by• The crew was ordered to stand by for take-off.• The family stood by, knowing that she might wake up any minute.• The Foreign Minister had a helicopter standing by to whisk him to the northern city of Afula. stand for• John Thorn, who makes red boxes for ministers, is standing by for a rash of orders.• Control said all that was just fine, and to stand by for instructions.• With students threatening to run a Barclays-style boycott against any that participate, stand by for more to pull out.• Engineering is advised to stand by for pictures from the live truck and the helicopter.• But it was really quite useful, since it alerted his audience to stand by for something unexpected.• Stand by for the countdown.• They've found the secret of happiness for all! - Stand by for the labour camps and the mass graves. 47 stand down phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE a) LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONto agree to leave your position or to stop trying to be elected, so that someone else can have a chance 〔为让出机会而〕辞职，退出竞选 SYN American English step down as He was obliged to stand down as a parliamentary candidate. 他被迫退出议员竞选。 b) SCTto leave the witness box in a court of law 离开证人席 c) stand (somebody) downPM if a soldier stands down or is stood down, he stops working for the day 〔士兵〕下岗；把〔士兵〕撤下岗 Examples from the Corpus stand as• Roy Hattersley would also stand down as deputy leader.• But Sara, standing down as Green chairwoman, suggested the only disaster has been the party's huge decline.• Nelson Mandela stood down as party leader and will give up the position of head of state in the 1999 general election.• He stood down as the party's leader in 1999. stand (somebody) down• He walked slowly over to the door, and stood looking down at her.• Gabriel had the window wide open and was standing there looking down at him.• He stands looking down at me.• He stood looking down at Tibbles, breathing heavily.• Then he stood looking down at Tim Reagan.• Jane crossed to the windows and stood staring down into the street. 48 stand for something phrasal verbphr v a) MEANINGSHORT/NOT LONGif a letter or symbol stands for something, it represents a word or idea, especially as a short form 〔字母或符号〕代表，表示 What does ATM stand for? ATM是什么意思？ b) OPINIONto support a particular set of ideas, values, or principles 主张；支持；拥护 It’s hard to tell what the party stands for these days. 如今这个党派的主张是什么很难说清楚。 c) not stand for somethingLET/ALLOW British EnglishBrE to not allow something to continue to happen or someone to do something 不能容忍某事物 She’s been lying about me, and I won’t stand for it. 她一直乱说我坏话，我不会容忍下去的。 Examples from the Corpus stand for • The enemy stood for different things and must be defeated.• Everything Jack stood for Folly truly did despise, and she despised herself for having fallen in love with such a man.• I don't think we even knew what the O stood for; perhaps he lied about it.• These were what scientists call S waves, S standing for secunda, or second.• But what he stood for was good and plain: clean, affordable modem houses. not stand for something• In Michael's mind it was tantamount to mutiny and he would not stand for anyone disagreeing with him.• Kate would not stand for anything like that, she was too straight.• Never, say the sceptics: the man does not stand for anything.• I will not stand for it.• That left him with one explanation for the rarity of polygamy in sparrows: The senior wives do not stand for it.• However, she did not stand for re-election in 1979.• He replaces Berndt Schultz, the Fair's founder, who did not stand for re-election.• Even the Tories saw that the country would not stand for the Mad Woman's poll tax and ditched it. 49 stand in phrasal verbphr v REPLACEto temporarily do someone else’s job or take their place 暂时代替〔某人〕 → stand-in for Would you mind standing in for me for a while? 你临时替我一会儿行吗？ Examples from the Corpus stand for• Could he stand in for Clinton?• Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., a former actor, standing in for Clinton.• During the dangerous scenes, a stunt woman stood in for Goldie Hawn.• He would stand in for her.• The President was unavailable and had the Vice President stand in for him.• Can you stand in for me at the meeting next week?• Kathy Rooney stood in for Mr Wogan, and I was a bit tense when it came to the real thing.• Globke was the closest confidant and adviser of Adenauer, who could stand in for the Chancellor. 50 stand out phrasal verbphr v a) NOTICEto be very easy to see or notice 显眼；突出 The outlines of rooftops and chimneys stood out against the pale sky. 屋顶和烟囱的轮廓在灰暗的天空下显得很醒目。 She always stood out in a crowd. 她在人群中总是显得很突出。 I am sure illnesses stand out in all childhood memories. 我相信，在所有的儿时记忆中，对生病的记忆一定是最深刻的。 b) BESTto be much better than other similar people or things 〔比其他类似的人或物〕出色 → standout as That day still stands out as the greatest day in my life. 那天仍是我一生中最美好的日子。 from/among/above Three of the cars we tested stood out among the rest. 我们测试的汽车中有三辆明显好于其他汽车。 c) to rise up from a surface 凸出，伸出 The veins stood out on his throat and temples. 他喉咙和太阳穴上青筋凸出。 Examples from the Corpus stand out• A yellow background will make the black lettering stand out.• The dark shapes of the trees stood out against the evening sky.• Joanna, a six-foot-three redhead, stood out in her small Iowa farm community like a palm tree in a cornfield. stood out in a crowd• Yanto was one of those men who stood out in a crowd. stand as• In retrospect, he stands out as a reformer of Hinduism, somewhat like Buddha.• Certain ideas, though, do stand out as being of particular use.• The period stood out as something qualitatively different from what came before and what came afterwards.• From the quotes on previous pages, only one stood out as surprising.• One man stands out as the architect of the Midland's golden era: Sir Edward Holden.• But nothing stands out as the enabling act of the confluence of economic good news.• In school, Crowell stood out as the girl who eschewed the blandness of fashion in favor of personal style.• In such company Minton stood out as the tutor with a more Continental outlook. 51 stand out against something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto be strongly opposed to an idea, plan etc 坚决[强烈]反对 We must stand out against bigotry. 我们必须坚决反对顽固的偏见。 Examples from the Corpus stand out against • Masaryk was an eminent liberal scholar who stood out against the Catholic-led anti-semitic hysteria of the 1890s.• The only paper which stood out against the tide was the Communist Party's Morning Star.• Only the finance sector stood out against this trend with some 30,000 new jobs created over the same period. 52 stand over somebody phrasal verbphr v NEARto stand very close behind someone and watch as they work to make sure they do nothing wrong 站在…身后密切监督 I can’t concentrate with him standing over me like that. 他那样站在我身后看着，我无法集中注意力。 Examples from the Corpus stand over • Then the four men stood over Gao Ma like dark pillars, all eight eyes glued to his face.• I remember my father standing over her sickbed, wringing his hands, so afraid of losing another child.• Liz dragged her out of bed and stood over her while she got dressed.• The Corporal stood over him and raised the butt of his rifle.• McClair stood over the ball with Irwin, but Flowers raced out, reaching the ball before it was even touched!• When John Logie Baird was born I do not doubt that a star stood over the little saviour's cradle.• What you care who be standing over top of you?• The mentor stands over you and helps you relax and breathe during the painful contractions while your dream is in labor. 53 stand to phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE PMAto order a soldier to move into a position so that they are ready for action, or to move into this position 命令〔士兵〕进入待命状态；〔士兵〕进入待命状态 stand somebody to The men have been stood to. 士兵已受命进入待命状态。 54 stand up phrasal verbphr v a) STANDto be on your feet, or to rise to your feet 站立；站起来 → stand-up I’ve been standing up all day. 我已经站了一天。 Stand up straight and don’t slouch! 身体站直，别没精打采的！ Jim stood up stiffly. 吉姆僵直地站了起来。 b) [always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]VERTICAL to stay healthy or in good condition in a difficult environment or after a lot of hard use 耐受；耐用；经得起 to Most of the plants stood up well to the heat. 这些植物大多数都能耐高温。 c) TRUEto be proved to be true, correct, useful etc when tested 站得住脚；证明真实[正确，有用等] to/under The memoirs stand up well to cross-checking with other records. 这本回忆录完全经得起与其他记录对照核实。 Without a witness, the charges will never stand up in court (=be successfully proved in a court of law). 没有证人，这些指控在法庭上是绝对站不住脚的。 d) stand somebody up informalMEET# to not meet someone who you have arranged to meet 未与某人如约见面，使某人空等 I was supposed to go to a concert with Kyle on Friday, but he stood me up. 我星期五本来要跟凯尔一起去听音乐会的，但他失约了，让我空等一场。 e) stand up and be countedOPINION to make it very clear what you think about something when this is dangerous or might cause trouble for you 〔对危险或可能引起麻烦的事物〕公开表明立场[态度] Examples from the Corpus stand up• "I have to go now, " she said, standing up.• It's generally better to do this exercise standing up.• She spent the whole evening wondering why her date had stood her up.• The bartender had to go round standing up all the stools that had been knocked down in the fight.• The seats were all taken and we had to stand up all the way from Tokyo to Nagoya.• Abruptly she stood up, and got ready to leave.• Tom stood the statue up and looked at it.• Stand the wine bottle up for a few hours in a warm place before drinking.• If he continues to stand up his friends, he's not going to have any left.• Could you all stand up please.• He stood up to shake Mel's hand. Stand up straight• Here's one you can do when you're waiting in that boring old queue. Stand up straight. stand to• Of how the spindly high school youngster had stood up to, among others, Alonzo Mourning.• They did not clap when I stood up to explain the settlement.• The next day a student stood up to him.• They are in no position to stand up to hostile superiors.• My old truck can stand up to just about anything.• Luckily the little rusty cookers themselves stood up to the punishment.• He and his Revolutionary Council expressed supreme confidence in their ability to stand up to the United States and its coalition partners.• He is respected as a leader who is willing to stand up to the West.• Aggressive bosses are less likely to criticize workers who stand up to them.• Every so often she stood up to warm herself; otherwise she waited patiently, the hard metal under her.• All the participants stood up to watch the tabulation. stand to/under• Women stood up to all this.• How could Pinkus stand up to him?• They are in no position to stand up to hostile superiors.• Pierluigi stood up to pull down his roller map of central coastal California.• Fortunately, it stands up to scrutiny.• The Project also took advantage of the vast numbers of our supporters eager to stand up to the bullies at the clinics.• Only through unity and collective resistance can these people stand up to the powerful interests that seek to control their lives.• Anyone who challenges my authority will have to stand up to this divine power when I come to Corinth. stand up and be counted• Those who admire her should stand up and be counted.• We really need more help from you good men to stand up and be counted!• I do not want to stand up and be counted as a supporter of those demands. 55 stand up for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v DEFENDto support or defend a person or idea when they are being attacked 支持；保卫；维护 It’s time we stood up for our rights. 该是我们维护自己权利的时候了。 Silvia is capable of standing up for herself. 西尔维娅能够维护自己的利益。 Examples from the Corpus stand up for • She is standing up for herself when the system is not standing up for her.• If a chap hadn't the guts to stand up for his own beastliness where was he?• Civil and commercial litigation allows me to help a client stand up for his rights.• I forgot everything I ever knew about standing up for myself and, without argument, I slunk meekly into the night.• Women can form a communal bond quickly, but may be reluctant to stand up for their personal views.• They made girls stand up for themselves and neatness, grooming and deportment were important.• Age had not yet wearied them; they were well capable of standing up for themselves, so to speak.• Learn to be assertive, stand up for yourself and your own value. 56 stand up to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST somethingto refuse to accept unfair treatment from a person or organization 拒绝接受〔某人或组织〕的不公平对待，抵抗 He’ll respect you more if you stand up to him. 如果你敢于抗拒，他会更尊重你。 Cliff couldn’t stand up to bullying. 克利夫不敢反抗别人的欺侮。 Examples from the Corpus stand up to • Of how the spindly high school youngster had stood up to, among others, Alonzo Mourning.• The next day a student stood up to him.• They are in no position to stand up to hostile superiors.• He and his Revolutionary Council expressed supreme confidence in their ability to stand up to the United States and its coalition partners. Examples from the Corpus stand• My offer to take you to dinner still stands.• She was so weak that she could barely stand.• They crossed the open dusty area of Smithfield to where the hospital of St Bartholomew stood.• A great many people sat at the feet of the statues or stood about in groups near by.• Few houses were left standing after the tornado.• At the end of his speech, we all stood and clapped.• I stood and stared at him in amazement.• A hundred policemen stood arm-in-arm in front of the cathedral.• His former work force of 1,300 now stands at 220.• All the players on the Oregon bench are standing, clapping, extending their hands to Red for high fives.• Britain stood for political ideals that must prevail if western civilization were not to break down.• Maggie stood her bicycle against the wall of the shed.• I know your son stands high on the list of suitable candidates.• A young girl stood in the doorway, sheltering from the rain.• A single tall candle stood in the middle of the table.• Just stand it in the corner, so it doesn't fall.• A Christmas tree stood near the fireplace.• I was standing next to the entrance.• I was standing only a few feet away from where lightning struck.• Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse.• Now I want the blue team to stand over to my right.• John stands six feet tall.• He stood still, his feet rooted to the ground in fear.• Don't just stand there - help me!• She stood watching him as he turned to go.• Mosquitos usually lay their eggs in standing water.• Now, where do we stand with regard to computability in classical theory? Stand still• Even the tide goes somewhere in the end. Stand still.• The whole idea is to look slinky. Stand still a minute while I - that's better.• I told you yesterday, one plait and at the back, and tight. Stand still, girl! stand back/aside• The bartender left a glass of cloudy, yellowish water in front of him and stood back.• He stood back and blew on his frozen hands.• Now let us stand back and see the main shape and character of the tree.• He stood aside and the great vehicle moved ponderously out of the garage.• The pub stood back in silence.• They can't stand aside when confronted with evil and injustice. stand somebody (up) on something• Dad would stand me up on an orange crate to sing solos.• They need to describe initially what issues they want to stand firm on and what issues they can give way to.• For the government, acceptance of central planning did not stand or fall on the issue of nationalisation.• She stood him on the kitchen table, where he dripped soapy water on to the plastic tablecloth.• But her sudden command made him stand violently on the pedal and they were both jerked forward against their seat-belts.• The roll fits perfectly well if you stand it on the roller and lean it against the wall.• He stood almost on the same spot as before, and watched the lighted windows of a basement flat across the way.• While all of the sauces are tasty, the grilled items are generously seasoned and stand well on their own.• The pool players straightened, standing their cues on their thighs like rifles. stood open• The front door of the capacious old mansion stood open.• The kitchen door stood open and on impulse she went in.• The doors of the Huey stood open, and the rush of air was exhilarating.• The inner door stood open and through it she caught sight of Eleanor Shergold sitting in one of the pews.• A new tackle box, with its tier of hinged compartments, stood open like a three-dimensional greeting card.• They went straight into the master bedroom, where a leather briefcase stood open on the floor.• The front door stood open, water pooling in the hallway. stands no nonsense• She's a fine nurse, but stands no nonsense from anyone. stand the test of time• Our friendship has stood the test of time.• Finally, there are two general principles of delegation that have certainly stood the test of time.• Unlike the Piano making concern at Woodchester near Stroud, it failed to stand the test of time.• We have obscenity standards that have stood the test of time.• The performances have not stood the test of time; a successor would be very welcome.• And the only answer that has stood the test of time and scrutiny is that there was no designer.• Such knowledge has stood the test of time, since it could have been challenged and repudiated in the marketplace of ideas.• Unlike so many others, a Swan stands the tests of time well. stands ... high• It weighs 10 tonnes and stands 5 metres high.• There he stands, high above the congregation, as though he has removed his last connection with worldly beings.• It stands 50 feet high and over 50 yards long.• Porvoo Cathedral was built c. 1415 and stands on high ground on the outskirts of the town.• The church stands on the highest point in the village.• Continental lithosphere stands higher than oceanic lithosphere because continental crust is both of greater thickness and lower density than oceanic crust.• Though the youngest of the eight Faculties in the University, the reputation of the school stands high throughout the world.• Penal Policy in a Changing Society stands as the high watermark of what later became known as the treatment model. stand at• Unemployment stands at 6%. stand for• Add walnuts, remove from heat, and let stand for 5 minutes.• What does the F in John F. Kennedy stand for?• When they were gone, Wade stood for a few minutes at the living room window.• Maggie won't stand for any alcohol in her house.• The enemy stood for different things and must be defeated.• Of the 20 Cabinet ministers and ministers of state in the outgoing government to stand for election only four were returned.• The 'F' in 'John F Kennedy' stood for 'Fitzgerald'.• Everything Jack stood for Folly truly did despise, and she despised herself for having fallen in love with such a man.• 'What does "NAC" stand for?' 'National Aerobics Championships'.• NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.• I don't think we even knew what the O stood for; perhaps he lied about it.• These were what scientists call S waves, S standing for secunda, or second.• On a US ship, you see 'USS', standing for 'United States Ship'.• But what he stood for was good and plain: clean, affordable modem houses. Related topics: Furniture, Trade, Cricket ldoce_316_fstand2 ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC] 1 for support 作支撑用DHF a piece of furniture or equipment used to hold or support something 架；台；座 a music stand 乐谱架 a cake stand 蛋糕架 He adjusted the microphone stand. 他调整了一下话筒架。 coat stand/hat stand (=for hanging coats or hats on) 衣架/帽架 →5 See picture of statue 雕像, coatstand 衣帽架, canvas 油画布 ... →4 See picture of 见图 stand 2 for selling 作销售用BBTSHOP/STORE a table or small structure used for selling or showing things 售货台[亭]；货摊，摊位 SYN British English stall a hotdog stand 热狗摊 an exhibition stand 展台 The shop was crowded with display stands and boxes. 这家商店里满是陈列台和盒子。 One week, three magazines hit the stands (=became available to buy) with Peace Corps stories. 一星期有三份刊登维和部队故事的杂志上架。 → newsstand 3 opinion/attitude 观点/态度 [usually singular]OPINION a position or opinion that you state firmly and publicly 〔公开表明的〕主张，立场 stand on the Republicans’ conservative stand on social and environmental issues 共和党在社会和环境问题上的保守立场 She was accused of not taking a stand on feminism or civil rights. 她被指责在女权主义或人权问题上没有明确的立场。 4 oppose/defend 反对/防御FIGHT FOR OR AGAINST something a strong effort to defend yourself or to oppose something 防御；反抗，抵抗 take/make/mount a stand (against something) We have to take a stand against racism. 我们必须坚决反对种族歧视。 5 the stands [plural] (also the stand British EnglishBrE)DS a building where people stand or sit to watch the game at a sports ground 〔体育场内的〕看台 → grandstand In the stands, fifty of Jill’s friends and family have come to watch her last game. 在看台上，吉尔的亲戚朋友共有50人前来观看她的最后一场比赛。 Examples from the Corpus the stands• Fan power Manchester United and Everton both had trouble from fans who were not satisfied with supporting from the stands.• There were over 40,000 people in the stands.• The crowd is small and quiet, only seven hundred people in the stands.• A couple more people in the stands?• Those in the stands were told to stay seated.• And what a sight for his dad Pat, watching in the stands.• And of course, your mom and dad were in the stands to see it.• Most were on the field, but several were hoisted into the stands by forklifts.• Torrents of water sluiced through the stands, drowning pitch, players and spectators. 6 the stand SCTa witness box 证人席 Will the next witness please take the stand (=go into the witness box)? 请下一位证人出庭作证。 Examples from the Corpus take the stand• Flammer, 24, took the stand to authenticate his pictures Tuesday.• Drew once again took the stand, and he was once again questioned about his movements on 22 June.• And Bill was shocked to see her agent take the stand, saying that he had opposed the marriage to Bill.• But the worst day of all was the day that Bill took the stand himself.• When he took the stand, King admitted the rider to the contract was phony but denied responsibility and blamed co-workers.• It was for that reason that I took the stand I did, and put forward the views that I did.• On Monday, Lieutenant Richards will take the stand.• Having announced that it would take the stand, however, the department feared the consequences of backing down. 7. cricket 板球DSC the period of time in which two batsmen are playing together in a game of cricket, or the points that they get during this time 〔两个击球员在一局内对三柱门的〕持续防守；持续防守得分 8 taxis/buses 出租车/公共汽车 a place where taxis or buses stop and wait for passengers 出租车站；公共汽车站 There’s a taxi stand on Glen Road. 格伦路上有个出租车站。 9 trees 树 a group of trees of one type growing close together 林分，〔某一种〕植物群丛 stand of a stand of eucalyptus trees 桉树丛 Examples from the Corpus stand• Last month we were able to borrow a votive candle stand, which stands in the Lady Chapel area.• an ice cream stand• They have the largest stand at the conference.• Once, he threw a baseball in the stands that struck a fan in the chest.• The public defender, who must have been desperate, put her client on the stand.• an umbrella stand• In May 1994 1.7 hectares in a 20-hectare commercial apple orchard were planted with stands of Golden Delicious. hit the stands• The new edition of "Time" will hit the stands Tuesday. stand on• I'm not sure where I stand on the issue of gun control.• For now, the German central bank is standing pat on interest rates.• Don't stand on the box or it'll break. take/make/mount a stand (against something)• There comes a time in every close game when a team has to rise up and make a stand.• But the other Supreme Court judges are making a stand against the government.• Neighborhood residents are taking a stand against drug dealers.• At every level, the major companies took a stand against the new medium.• This was not the moment to make a stand for independence.• He might have understood that the Justice Department needed to take a stand.• Symphony managements, especially, have to be prepared to take a stand.• The time is coming, some say, to make a stand.• With his aid we made a stand. From Longman Business Dictionary standstand1 /stænd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp stood /stʊd/) 1[intransitiveI] to be at a particular level or amount stand at Inflation currently stands at 4%. Your bank balance currently stands at £720.92. 2[intransitiveI] to be in, stay in, or get into a particular state The law, as it stood, favoured the developers. I don’t see a serious challenge to London as a financial centre as things stand currently. The committee stands divided (=disagrees completely) on this issue. There are currently 65 industrial premises standing empty. 3[intransitiveI] to continue to exist, be correct, or be VALID The court of appeal has ruled that the conviction should stand. 4stand pat American EnglishAmE informal to refuse to change a decision, plan etc stand pat on Harry’s standing pat on his decision to fire Janice. 5where somebody stands someone’s opinion about something, or the official rule about something where somebody stands on The voters want to know where the President stands on taxes. 6stand trialLAW to be brought to a court of law to have your case examined and judged stand trial for The two men stood trial for allegedly attempting to receive stolen property. 7stand bailLAW to pay money as a promise that someone will return to court to be judged 8stand accusedLAW to be the person in a court of law who is being judged for a crime stand accused of He now stands accused by the city council of serious mismanagement of the museum’s financial affairs. 9stand to gain/lose/win etc to be likely to do or have something We stand to make a lot of money from the merger. 10[intransitiveI] to try to become elected to a parliament, board of directors etc stand for He will not be standing for election as vice president this year. Who’s standing for the Democrats in the 44th district? 11stand or fall by/on to depend on something for success A product will stand or fall by its quality. → stand down → stand in standstand2 noun 1[countableC]MARKETING a small structure for selling or showing things Come by our stand at the exhibition and see the new products. → exhibition stand 2[countableC usually singular] a position or opinion that you state firmly and publicly He did not take a stand on the proposed regulations. Origin stand1 Old English standan →20-29 →30-43 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1stand2 noun
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