done from a position in which you are standing rather than sitting or running 站着进行的 a standing jump/start 立定跳远；站立式起跑 The speaker got a standing ovation (= people stood up to clap after the speech). 演讲者赢得了听众的起立鼓掌。
existing or arranged permanently, not formed or made for a particular situation 长期存在的；永久性的；常设的 a standing army 常备军 - (British English)
a standing charge (= an amount of money that you pay regularly in order to use a service, such as gas or water) 长期支付的开销 a standing committee 常务委员会 It’s a standing joke (= something that a group of people regularly laugh at). 那是一个活笑柄。 We have a standing invitation to visit them anytime. 他们邀请我们随时去他们家做客。
see also free-standing
Idioms
from a standing start
- (used about beginning a project or task)
from an initial position in which none of the necessary elements are in place 站着进行的 The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years. 航天工程 10 年前从零起步，10 年后登上了月球。