stands
If you take or make a stand, you do something or say something in order to make it clear what your attitude to a particular thing is.
He felt the need to make a stand against racism in South Africa.
他觉得有必要表明自己反对南非种族主义的立场。
A stand is a small shop or stall, outdoors or in a large public building.
He ran a newspaper stand outside the American Express office.
他曾在美国运通办公楼外经营一个报摊。
A stand at a sports stadium or arena is a large structure where people sit or stand to watch what is happening.
grandstand
I was sitting in the stand for the first game.
我当时正坐在看台上观看首场比赛。
A stand is an object or piece of furniture that is designed for supporting or holding a particular kind of thing.
The teapot came with a stand to catch the drips.
那把茶壶配有一个接滴水的壶托。
A stand is an area where taxis or buses can wait to pick up passengers.
Luckily there was a taxi stand nearby.
幸好附近有个出租车候客处。
In a law court, the stand is the place where a witness sits to answer questions.
When the father took the stand today, he contradicted his son's testimony.
今天那位父亲出庭作证时驳斥了自己儿子的证词。
stand back
If you stand back and think about a situation, you think about it as if you were not involved in it.
step back
Stand back and look objectively at the problem.
置身事外客观地看待这个问题。
stand by
If you are standing by, you are ready and waiting to provide help or to take action.
British and American warships are standing by to evacuate their citizens if necessary.
英美战舰已做好准备在必要时将本国公民撤离出去。
If you stand by and let something bad happen, you do not do anything to stop it.
The Secretary of Defence has said that he would not stand by and let democracy be undermined.
国防部长已经表明他不会袖手旁观,任由民主遭到破坏。
If you stand by someone, you continue to give them support, especially when they are in trouble.
stick by
I wouldn't break the law for a friend, but I would stand by her if she did.
我不会为朋友而违法,但如果她犯了法我会继续支持她。
If you stand by an earlier decision, promise, or statement, you continue to support it or keep it.
stick by
The decision has been made and I have got to stand by it.
决定已经作出了,我必须得遵守。
stand down
If someone stands down, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place.
step down , resign
Four days later, the despised leader finally stood down, just 17 days after taking office.
4天后,这位就职只有17天的遭世人鄙视的领导人终于下台了。
stand for
If you say that a letter stands for a particular word, you mean that it is an abbreviation for that word.
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合症的缩写。
The ideas or attitudes that someone or something stands for are the ones that they support or represent.
The party is trying to give the impression that it alone stands for democracy.
该党正企图让人觉得只有它才代表民主。
If you will not stand for something, you will not allow it to happen or continue.
It's outrageous, and we won't stand for it any more.
这太让人气愤了,我们再也不能容忍下去了。
stand in
If you stand in for someone, you take their place or do their job, because they are sick or away.
I had to stand in for her on Tuesday when she didn't show up.
星期二那天她没露面,我只好代替她。
stand out
If something stands out, it is very noticeable.
Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields.
每棵树、每堵墙、每道篱笆在白得耀眼的田野的映衬下都十分夺目。
If something stands out from a surface, it rises up from it.
stick out
His tendons stood out like rope beneath his skin.
他皮肤下的筋腱像绳索一样暴突出来。
stand up
Stand up means the same as stand.
We waited, standing up, for an hour.
我们站着等了一个小时。
Stand up means the same as stand.
When I walked in, they all stood up and started clapping.
我走进去的时候,他们全体起立开始鼓掌。
If something such as a claim or a piece of evidence stands up, it is accepted as true or satisfactory after being carefully examined.
He made wild accusations that did not stand up.
他的指控毫无根据,根本站不住脚。
If a boyfriend or girlfriend stands you up, they fail to keep an arrangement to meet you.
We were to have had dinner together yesterday evening, but he stood me up.
昨晚我们本应该一起用餐,但他失约了。
stand up for
If you stand up for someone or something, you defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear.
stick up for
They stood up for what they believed to be right.
他们捍卫了他们认为正确的东西。
stand up to
If something stands up to bad conditions, it is not damaged or harmed by them.
Is this building going to stand up to the strongest gales?
这座建筑能经得住最强劲的大风吗?
If you stand up to someone, especially someone more powerful than you are, you defend yourself against their attacks or demands.
He hit me, so I hit him back – the first time in my life I'd stood up to him.
他打了我,我就还手打了他–这是我生平第一次反抗他。
it stands to reason
If you say it stands to reason that something is true or likely to happen, you mean that it is obvious.
It stands to reason that if you are considerate and friendly to people you will get a lot more back.
显然,如果你通情达理、对人友善,你会得到比你付出的多得多的回报。
stand in the way of something , stand in someone's way
If you stand in the way of something or stand in a person's way, you prevent that thing from happening or prevent that person from doing something.
The administration would not stand in the way of such a proposal.
行政部门不会阻止这样一个提议。
stands , standing , stood
When you are standing, your body is upright, your legs are straight, and your weight is supported by your feet.
She was standing beside my bed staring down at me.
她当时站在我床边,低头凝视着我。
They told me to stand still and not to turn round.
他们叫我站着不动并且不要转身。
When someone who is sitting stands, they change their position so that they are upright and on their feet.
Becker stood and shook hands with Ben.
贝克尔站起来和本握了握手。
If you stand aside or stand back, you move a short distance sideways or backwards, so that you are standing in a different place.
I stood aside to let her pass me.
我站到一边让她过去。
If something such as a building or a piece of furniture stands somewhere, it is in that position, and is upright.
The house stands alone on top of a small hill.
那所房子孤零零地坐落在一座小山顶上。
You can say that a building is standing when it remains after other buildings around it have fallen down or been destroyed.
The palace, which was damaged by bombs in World War II, still stood.
这座在二战中被炮火破坏的宫殿依然矗立着。
If you stand something somewhere, you put it there in an upright position.
Stand the plant in the open in a sunny, sheltered place.
把这株植物放在户外阳光充足、有遮护的地方。
If you leave food or a mixture of something to stand, you leave it without disturbing it for some time.
The salad improves if made in advance and left to stand.
如果提前做好并搁上些时候,色拉的味道会更好。
If you ask someone where or how they stand on a particular issue, you are asking them what their attitude or view is.
The amendment will force senators to show where they stand on the issue of sexual harassment.
修正案将迫使参议员们表明自己对性骚扰问题的立场。
If you do not know where you stand with someone, you do not know exactly what their attitude to you is.
No one knows where they stand with him; he is utterly unpredictable.
谁也不知道他怎样看待他们,他是个完全不可捉摸的人。
You can use stand instead of 'be' when you are describing the present state or condition of something or someone.
The alliance stands ready to do what is necessary.
该联盟已准备好采取必要行动。
If a decision, law, or offer stands, it still exists and has not been changed or cancelled.
Although exceptions could be made, the rule still stands.
虽然可能有例外,但这条规定继续有效。
If something that can be measured stands at a particular level, it is at that level.
The inflation rate now stands at 3.6 per cent.
通货膨胀率目前是3.6%。
If something can stand a situation or a test, it is good enough or strong enough to experience it without being damaged, harmed, or shown to be inadequate.
These are the first machines that can stand the wear and tear of continuously crushing glass.
这些是第一批能经得住连续碾碎玻璃造成的磨损的机器。
If you cannot stand something, you cannot bear it or tolerate it.
I can't stand any more. I'm going to run away.
我再也忍受不了了,我打算逃跑。
Stoddart can stand any amount of personal criticism.
不管有多少针对他的个人批评,斯托达特都可以忍受。
If you cannot stand someone or something, you dislike them very strongly.
I can't stand that man and his arrogance.
我受不了那人和他的傲慢态度。
If you stand to gain something, you are likely to gain it. If you stand to lose something, you are likely to lose it.
The management group would stand to gain millions of dollars if the company were sold.
如果公司被卖掉,管理层有可能获得数百万美元。
If you stand in an election, you are a candidate in it.