“站”在某地方,某個東西或者建筑物“立”在某個地方,把物品“豎立”在一個地方。
stand upside down 倒立
food stand 小吃攤
newsstand 報攤,雜志攤
lamp stand 立式臺燈
stand trial 受審
witness stand (法庭上的)證人席
stand-up comedy 單口相聲
1. stand a chance = have a chance of winning 有希望,有機會,有(勝出的)可能性
We don't stand a chance
我們根本沒有贏機會。
2. stand by = support and encourage someone 支持,幫助
She stood by him whenever he was in trouble.
每當他遇到困難時,她總是支持他。
stand by = get ready 準備
拍攝電影時進入action之前,應該聽過很多stand by。
Please stand by。
準備一下。
3. stand for 代表,表示
What does the A stand for?
A代表的是什么?
What does the American flag stand for?
美國的國旗代表什么?
stand for = tolerate 忍受,忍耐
I can't stand for your bad behavior anymore.
我不能再忍耐你的壞行為了。
4. stand up 站起來,起立
please stand up。
請站起來。
stand up = to fail to keep an appointment with (someone, especially a sweetheart or date) 放鴿子
The guy never showed up. He stood me up.
對方根本沒出現(xiàn), 我被放鴿子了!
I was supposed to meet a girl last night for dinner, but she never came. I was completely stood up.
本來昨天要和一個女孩吃晚飯,但她一直沒來,我被放鴿子了。
5. stand up for = support 支持
He wanted to stand up for what he believed in.
他希望站出來支持自己相信的東西。
6. stand out = be prominent = outstanding 突出的,杰出的
在許多顏色中有一個顏色突出或者許多人當中有一個人特別杰出時用stand out
All of the students did a really good job,but Bob really stood out.
所有學生都做得很好,但是Bob真得很突出。
The white really stands out on the blue.
白色在藍色上面特別突出。
7. stand down 退出(比賽或竟選),離開證人席,退職
He asked the witness to stand down
他要證人離席。