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- mass noun position, status, or reputation地位; 级别; 名望：
their standing in the community
他们在这个社区的地位
a man of high social standing.
社会名望高的人。
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standings
the table of scores indicating the relative positions of competitors in a sporting contest（体育比赛中运动员的）名次表：she heads the world championship standings.
她是世界锦标赛排名榜首。
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- mass noun used to specify the length of time that something has lasted or that someone has fulfilled a particular role持续时间, 经历时间：
an inter-departmental squabble of long standing.
部门之间旷日持久的争论。
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- a stall for cattle and horses马厩; 牛棚。
attrib.
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- (of a jump or a start in a running race) performed from rest or an upright position, without a run-up or the use of starting blocks（跳高或赛跑起跑时）未经助跑的, 立定式的。
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- remaining in force or use; permanent长期有效的; 长期存在的; 持久的：
he has a standing invitation to visit them
他拥有访问他们的长期邀请
a standing army.
常备军。
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- (of water) stagnant or still（水）不流动的, 停滞的。
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- (of corn) not yet reaped and so still erect（玉米）得收割的。
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- Printing (of metal type) kept set up after use【印刷】（金属字）排好后保留的。
短语
all standing
- Sailing (chiefly with reference to a boat's stopping) without time to lower the sails【航海】（主要指船的停泊）没有时间落帆的。
in good standing
- in favour or on good terms with someone受某人欢迎; 与某人关系好：
the companies wanted to stay in good standing with the government.
那些公司想与政府保持良好的关系。
leave someone/thing standing
- informal be much better or make much faster progress than someone or something else〈非正式〉比…好得多; 比…进步快得多：
in the personal fitness stakes he left her standing.
就个人健康投资方面而言, 他比她好得多。