1962
AsJRfti&0
0 As things stand,
there is little chance of a
quick settlement of the dispute.
►
BE AT HEIGHT/LEVEL & A: ft | 6 [V-N] (not used in the
progressive
tenses 7 ffl 7 ft ft) to be a particular height JPg A; jf} j*:
The tower stands 30 metres high. ig ifi 30 ft „ 7 [V] ~ at sth to be at a particular level,
amount, height, etc.
lAft^ftft ( ) :
Interest rates stand at 3%. $\ 7 fj 3%» 0 The
world
record then stood at 6.59
metres. ft 7 #£E ft;fi 6.59 ftG
►
OF CAR/TRAIN, ETC. ft ft , A 7i
8 [V +adv./prep.]
to be
in a particular place,
especially while waiting to go somewhere if-; ffM: The train standing
at platform 3 is for
mm&o
►
OF LIQUID/MIXTURE mW; MfttJ 9 [V] to remain still,
without moving or being moved 7'$Lsi; $[ff7
zft: Mix the batter and
let it stand for twenty minutes. it if BffHWJiT, iSci-1 0 standing pools of rain
water Mftfi
►
OFFER/DECISION iS iX ■ ft
ft 10
[V] if an offer, a decision, etc. made earlier stands, it is still valid
7A:
My offer still stands. iffi)) 0 The
world record stood for 20
years. ffifRWfh .7 ft
►
BE LIKELY TO DO STH 11 [V to inf] to be in a situ
ation where you are likely
to do sth fgft■. You stand to make a lot from this deal, $ftg'pj
►
HAVE OPINION &/.; 12 [V] ~ (on sth) to have a
particular attitude or opinion about sth or towards sb ( ft )
Where doyou
stand on private education?
►
DISLIKE 7ftf/ 13 [no passive] (not
used in the progressive tenses 7 7 j®
if ft) used especially in negative
sentences and questions to
emphasize that you do not like sb/sth ( A77#ft7«fni]7, 3BiH7#&)§
ffs-ft 0331 bear: [VU] I can’t stand his
brother, ifa 77it$ic5i£7To 0/ can’t stand the sight of blood.
—# O I can’t stand it when you do that, ifo IP 'A
#, 0 [V -ing] She couldn’t stand
being
kept waiting. w[H,
Mft-A:’7To 0 [VN -ing] I can’t stand people interrupting all the time. 7 Its# S3?; ff A
ffi&o o How do you
stand him being here all the time? ffcSfE&JL, o note at hate
►
SURVIVE TREATMENT 7 7 14 [VN] used
especially with
can/could to say that sb/sth
can survive sth or can tolerate
sth without being hurt or damaged ( ft can bJc could 77,
IS#®: His heart won’t
stand the strain much
longer. jfk&7frlftftj£#j±ft;7:x:7 7^A<, 0 Modem plastics
can stand very high and very low temperatures.
►
BUY DRINK/MEAL fttUf/ tftft 15 [no passive] to buy
a
drink or meal for sb ) ; A -
if lr: [VN] He stood
drinks all round, fife if #, th A rM- "i 7t^f4o 0 [VNN] She was kind enough to
stand us a meal. ifHcCl&7®o
►
IN ELECTION 7 16 [V] (especially
BrE) (NAmE usually run) ~ (for/as sth) to be a
candidate in an election &K; #:$&: He stood for parliament
(= tried to get elected as an MP). jffe M i7 ft iAM
<> ❖' She stood
unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections. M #
in7
Idioms
containing stand are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms,
for example stand on ceremony is at ceremony. stand
(ft >1 if, iff ft
bmm nm a m & & m,
jp stand on
ceremony ft is] ceremony ft 0 ijiliffi .stand
a'side
1
to move to one side jfo £ij •]&; tif9f: She
stood aside to let us pass. M yf f ij ^ ii i];#• IN iT 2 to not get
involved in sth 7#ft; 7ft As Ifft-ilft: Don’t stand aside and let others do
all the work. A ft ft # Mi Aii„
3 to stop doing a job so sb else
candoitii^--#; iMv7ffeA; MM .stand back (from
sth) 1
to move back from a place ft ; ills': The police ordered the crowd to stand
back. WS#‘^A#ftlsiio 2 to be located away from sth ft
7 !§}•■■ ff —
I£iE W itfe A: The house stands back from the road. 7XX ^ Sh ^ „ 3
to think
about a
situation as if you are not involved in it ft ) : It’s time to
stand back and look at your career so far.
WtJo
.stand
be'tween sb/sth and sth to prevent sb from getting or achieving sth ^ A ) : Only
one game stood between
him and victory. R W H jit — ^
.stand
'by 1
to be
present while sth bad is happening but not do anything to stop it IS-7#XI;
How can you stand by and see him accused of something
he didn’t do?
% ? — related noun bystander 2 to be ready for action Mftf fi® BTff M&; #£ : The troops are
standing by. fjs 'gA. Bf ft fp Ei 0 — related noun
standby 'stand by sb to help sb or be friends with them, even
in difficult situations % Jf; fffj; ^ 7
: her famous song, ‘Stand by your
man’
7#W^
A> 'stand
by sth to still
believe or agree with sth you said, decided or agreed earlier W ( ) : She still stands by every word she
said.
.stand
'down 1 ~ (as sth) to leave a job or position fR ;
ii 5R; 7ft: He stood down to make way for someone younger, ftfc ii 7 3|E 1ft ^3 ^ ^ A it
‘If „ 2 (of a witness ii A) to leave the witness box/stand in court after giving evidence 11 ttj TIE
'stand for sth [no passive] 1 (not used in the progressive
tenses Bf) to be an abbreviation or
symbol of
sth < H!•••&&, The book’s by
T.C. Smith.’ ‘What does the ‘T.C.’ stand for?’ ft ft
TC. Smith WWo ” “ T.C. ” 2 to
support sth At#; : I hated the organization and all it
stood for (= the ideas that it supported).
3
not stand for sth to not let sb do sth or sth happen # fg,; fg ^ : I’m not standing for it any longer. :ft #^#lc#l£7f£§/2. 7o .stand 'in (for sb) to take sb’s place ft#, M# ( ^A
) kiyii?l deputize : My assistant will stand
in for me while I’m away. % 7 ft H |h7
& ft #J R] 7ft #?t 0 — related noun STAND-IN
stand
'out (as sth) to
be much better or more important than sb/sth 7 ft ; A If ; M A M It; Four
points stand out as being more important than the rest. ft
E9 * it ^ & # a?,
H A It
ft c — see also outstanding .stand 'out
(from/against sth) to be easily seen; to be noticeable S Bg : ft /if : The lettering
stood out well against the dark background.
gl @ 0 0 She’s the sort of person who stands
out in a
crowd.
MJiaPftftA^ftMJg&TAo .stand 'over sb be near sb and watch them i£H7,
US ft:
I don’t like you standing over me while I’m cooking.
.stand'up to be on your feet M7/ There were no
seats left so I had to stand up. 'Sft ® ft 7, ft 7cR#^^o 0 You’ll look taller if you stand up straight. $£Tl k 7, ft ft S ft M ^ o , stand sb ’ up (informal) to deliberately not
meet sb you have arranged to meet, especially sb you are having a romantic
relationship with ( Afli&A ) Aft#:
I’ve been stood
up! A W. it ft % — % ! .stand ’up for sb/sth to support or defend
sb/sth Aft; ft ft; Always stand up for your friends, ft- fsj Ift M A A
ft fl l1 6'J lil] A 0 9
You must stand up for your rights, ft 3ft ft ft i S IfjfXA1ij 0
0 She had learnt to stand up for herself. g ficft
ft 0 .stand 'up (to sth) to remain valid even
when tested, examined closely, etc. M ,
7 ft
# ) : His argument
simply doesn’t stand up to close scrutiny, ft ^ ft7 A 7 ^ 7 U if ft
ft S „ 0 I’m afraid this document will never stand up in a court of law.
S'lf iiff A ft A fe E ± Ji $ 7 ff 7 ft W o .stand 'up to sb to resist sb; to not
accept bad treatment from sb without complaining jUft; Pitfc
7
A 7 ft# ) : It was brave of her to stand up to
those bullies. M7l«Jl7ft$faJl, MM£Mo
.stand'up
to sth (of
materials, products, etc. ft ft > ft & ^) to remain in good condition
despite rough treatment 7