stand.ingTIME 5stAn7dIN n [U] slightly fml the time for which something has existed 存在时间 One member, of twelve years'standing on the committee, resigned because of the changes. 一个在委员会中已任期十二年的委员因变革而辞职了。 This decision settles a squabble of long standing (= which has existed for a long time). 这项决定解决了长期的争吵。 LONG