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| 1 | C usually singular an attitude or opinion about something , especially one that you state publicly 立场；见解 |
| +on I couldn’ t vote for them because of their stand on social issues. 由于他们在社会问题上的立场，我不能投他们的票。 |
| take a stand (on sth) (=state your opinion clearly) The president has not taken a stand on this issue. 表明（对…的）立场 |
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| 2 | C usually singular a determined attempt to oppose someone or something that you consider to be wrong 反抗；抵抗 |
| +against support for their stand against racism 对他们反抗种族主义的支持 |
| take/make a stand (against sb/sth) The Prime Minister must take a firm stand against extremists in his party. 首相必须坚决地反对其党内的极端主义者。 |
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| 3 | C a large table or temporary structure used for selling things, especially food or drink 售货亭；售货台；摊位 |
| a hot-dog stand 热狗摊 |
| | 3a | a large table at an exhibition where an organization offers information , goods , or services 展台 | | the Porsche stand at the recent Paris show 保时捷汽车在最近巴黎展览会上的展台 | |
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| 4 | C an object or a piece of furniture used for holding , supporting , or storing something 架；座；台 |
| a cake/mike stand 蛋糕架/麦克风支架 |
| an umbrella stand 伞架 |
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| 5 | C often plural a part of a sports stadium where people sit or stand to watch a match or event 看台 |
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| 6 | singular MAINLY AMERICAN the part of a court of law where people stand to answer lawyers’ questions. BRITISH usually witness box 证人席 |
| | 6a | to go into the stand and start to give evidence 到证人席作证 | |
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| 7 | C usually singular the period during which a particular pair of batsmen play together in a cricket match or the total number of runs they make together （在一局板球赛中两个击球员的）坚守时间，总计得分 |
| See also | | - one-night stand | |
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