take a stand 表明自己的立場(chǎng)
take sb's stand
是站在某人的立場(chǎng)
后面的是選擇了一個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)表示支持
Take a stand in sth
Take a stand on sth
stand by
To be ready or available to act.
準(zhǔn)備好或者能夠行動(dòng)
To wait for something, such as a broadcast, to resume.
等待（廣播重新開(kāi)始）
To remain uninvolved; refrain from acting:
不關(guān)心；不行動(dòng)：
stood by and let him get away.
站在一邊并讓他逃脫
To remain loyal to; aid or support:
對(duì)…忠誠(chéng)；幫助或者支持：
stands by her friends.
支持她的朋友
To keep or maintain:
保存或者維持：
stood by her decision.
堅(jiān)持她的決心
stand down
Law To leave a witness stand.
【法律】 退出證人席
To withdraw, as from a political contest.
從政治爭(zhēng)斗中退出來(lái)
To go off duty.
撤崗
stand for
To represent; symbolize.
代表；象征
To advocate or support:
倡導(dǎo)或者支持：
stands for freedom of the press.
倡導(dǎo)新聞的自由
To put up with; tolerate:
接受；容忍：
We will not stand for impertinent behavior.
我們不會(huì)容忍不禮貌的行為
stand in
To act as a stand-in.
站在…之中
stand off
To stay at a distance; remain apart or aloof.
與人不親近；疏遠(yuǎn)
To put off; evade.
阻擋；避開(kāi)
Nautical To maintain a course away from shore.
【航?！?不靠近海岸行駛
stand on
To be based on; depend on:
基于,依靠于：建立在…之上；依靠于：
The success of the project stands on management's support of it.
這頂工程的成功依賴(lài)于管理部門(mén)的支持
To insist on observance of:
堅(jiān)持遵守：
stand on ceremony; stand on one's rights.
拘泥于形式,講究排場(chǎng)；堅(jiān)持某人的權(quán)利
stand out
To protrude; project.
伸出；聳出
To be conspicuous, distinctive, or prominent.
引人注目的,清晰地顯出
To refuse compliance or maintain opposition; hold out:
拒絕和解或者堅(jiān)決反對(duì)；堅(jiān)持：
stand out against a verdict.
堅(jiān)決反對(duì)判決
Nautical To maintain a course away from shore.
【航?！?離開(kāi)海岸行駛
stand over
To watch or supervise closely.
仔細(xì)地看或者監(jiān)督
To hold over; postpone.
推延；耽誤]
stand to
To take up positions for action.
支持行動(dòng)
stand up
To remain valid, sound, or durable:
保持有效或不變壞：
His claim will not stand up in court. Our old car has stood up well over time.
他的話在法庭上無(wú)效我們的老車(chē)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間以來(lái)沒(méi)壞
Informal To fail to keep a date with.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 失約
stand a chance
To have a chance, as of gaining or accomplishing something.
有些可能得到或者完成某事
stand on (one's) own feet或
stand on (one's) two feet
To be independent and responsible for oneself.
獨(dú)立自主和自立
stand pat
To refuse to change one's position or opinion.
拒絕改變某人位置或者意見(jiàn)
Games To play one's poker hand without drawing.
【游戲】 只用手中的牌玩而不再抓牌
stand to reason
To be consistent with reason:
是當(dāng)然的：
It stands to reason that if we leave late, we will arrive late.
當(dāng)然是如果我們離開(kāi)晚了,我們就會(huì)晚到
stand up for
To side with; defend.
站到一邊；保衛(wèi)
stand up to
To confront fearlessly; face up to.
勇敢面對(duì)；頂?shù)米?
stand up with
To act as best man or maid of honor for (the groom or bride) at a wedding.
在婚禮中做男或女的儐相