stand
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they stand | |
he / she / it stands | |
past simple stood | |
past participle stood | |
-ing form standing |
- [intransitive]
to be on your feet; to be in a vertical position 站立;立;直立 She was too weak to stand. 她虛弱得站都站不住。 - + adv./prep.
a bird standing on one leg 單腿獨立的鳥 Don't just stand there—do something! 别光站着,幹點什麽! I was standing only a few feet away. 當時我就站在幾英尺遠的地方。 We all stood around in the corridor waiting. 我們分散站在過道裏等着。 to stand on your head/hands (= to be upside down, balancing on your head/hands) 用頭/用手倒立 - + adj.
Stand still while I take your photo. 我給你照相,站着别動。 - stand doing something
We stood talking for a few minutes. 我們站着談了幾分鐘。 People stood waiting for a bus in the rain. 人們在雨中站着等公共汽車。 After the earthquake, only a few houses were left standing. 地震後只剩幾座房子沒倒。
Extra ExamplesHe felt so weak he could hardly stand. 他覺得非常虛弱,幾乎站不起來。 The man stood with his arms folded. 那個人雙臂交叉站着。 She stands with her back to the camera. 她背對着鏡頭站着。 We stood side by side. 我們並肩站在一起。 The painting shows a figure standing on a river bank. 這幅畫顯示一個人站在河岸上。 People are shown standing or sitting in various poses. 人們以各種姿勢站立或坐着。 Please remain standing until the judge takes her seat. 請站着,直到法官就座。 He stood stiffly in the middle of the room. 他僵硬地站在房間中央。 That's me standing in the middle on the back row. 那是我站在後排中間。 She came and stood next to me. 她走過來,站在我旁邊。 You have to stand outside to smoke. 你必須站在外面抽煙。 She stood silently staring at the screen. 她靜靜地站着,盯着屏幕。 She stood shyly in the corner, sipping her drink. 她害羞地站在角落裏,喝着飲料。 people standing in line at the supermarket 人們在超市排隊 Soldiers stood guarding the gates. 士兵們站在門口守衛。 They stood facing each other. 他們面對面站着。 As they stood watching, the building began to burn. 他們站在那裏看着,大樓開始燃燒。 He stood awkwardly in the doorway, not sure what to say. 他尴尬地站在門口,不知道該說什麽。 Her parents stood proudly at her side. 她的父母驕傲地站在她身旁。 I stood there staring at him. 我無所事事地立在那兒,盯着他看。 She stood on tiptoe to reach the shelf. 她踮着腳尖伸手去夠架子。 She stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move or speak. 她生了根似的立在那兒,不敢動,也不敢出聲。 The roof was so low I could not stand upright. 房頂太矮,我沒法站直。 He stood and looked out to sea. 他站着向大海望去。 He was standing on a chair, trying to change a light bulb. 他站在椅子上,想要換個燈泡。 She stood by the window, gazing out. 她站在窗前,凝視着外面。 Stand still when I'm talking to you! 我跟你說話,站着别動! She walks confidently, standing tall. 她自信地走着,站得很高。 He stood naked in front of the mirror. 他一絲不挂地站在鏡子前。 The kids were standing around chatting. 孩子們分散在各處站着閒聊。 There were several people standing at the counter. 有幾個人站在櫃台前。 He grew up at 17 Leopold Strasse, where the house still stands. 他在利奧波德大街17號長大,房子還在那裏。 It was one of the few trees standing after the forest fire. 這是森林大火後爲數不多的幾棵樹之一。 They fought until only one man was left standing. 他們一直戰鬥到只剩下一個人站着。 These majestic trees have stood for hundreds of years. 這些雄偉的樹木已經屹立了數百年。 The wind damaged some of the crop so that it's no longer standing. 風損壞了一些莊稼,使其不再生長。 Only a short portion of the fence is still standing. 只有栅欄的一小部分還在。 Most of the castle walls and both the towers still stand. 城堡的大部分牆壁和兩座塔仍然矗立着。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- erect
- tall
- upright
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- be left standing
- stand rooted to the spot
- [intransitive]
to get up onto your feet from another position 站起來;起立 Everyone stood when the president came in. 總統進來時大家都起立。 - stand up
We stood up in order to get a better view. 我們站起身來以便看得更清楚。 I tried to stand up and found myself in agony. 我試圖站起身來,卻發現疼痛難忍。
Synonyms standstand- get up
- stand up
- rise
- get to your feet
- be on your feet
- stand to be in an vertical position with your weight on your feet:
She was too weak to stand. 她虛弱得站都站不住。 Stand still when I’m talking to you! 我跟你說話,站着别動!
- get up to get into a standing position from a sitting, kneeling or lying position:
Please don’t get up! 請不要站起來!
- stand up to be in a standing position; to stand after sitting:
Stand up straight! 立正! Everyone would stand up when the teacher entered the classroom. 老師走進教室時大家都會起立。
stand, get up or stand up? Stand usually means ‘to be in a standing position’ but can also mean ‘to get into a standing position’. Stand up can be used with either of these meanings, but its use is more limited: it is used especially when somebody tells somebody or a group of people to stand. Get up is the most frequent way of saying ‘get into a standing position’, and this can be from a sitting, kneeling or lying position; if you stand up, this is nearly always after sitting, especially on a chair. If you want to tell somebody politely that they do not need to move from their chair, use get up: Please don’t stand up!用 stand、get up 還是 stand up? - rise (formal
) to get into a standing position from a sitting, kneeling or lying position: 指從坐、跪或躺的姿勢站起來: Would you all rise, please, to welcome our visiting speaker. 請大家起立,歡迎我們的演講嘉賓。
- get to your feet to stand up after sitting, kneeling or lying:
I helped her to get to her feet. 我扶着她讓她站起來。
- be on your feet to be standing up:
I’ve been on my feet all day. 我一整天沒歇腳。
Extra ExamplesShe stood and walked out of the room. 她站起來走出房間。 He stood up to shake my hand. 他站起來和我握手。 The crowd stood and cheered. 人群站起來歡呼。 Stand up so we can see you. 站起來,讓我們能看見你。 We have to stand up when the headteacher comes into the room. 當班主任走進房間時,我們必須站起來。 The man slowly stood and started walking towards us. 那個人慢慢站起來,開始向我們走來。 When he stands up I see that he's over six feet tall. 當他站起來時,我看到他有六英尺多高。 Christine suddenly stood up and said, 'I have to go.' 克裏斯汀突然站起來說,“我得走了。 She finished eating, stood and pushed her chair back. 她吃完,站起來,把椅子往後推了推。
- [transitive] stand something/somebody + adv./prep.
to put something/somebody in a vertical position somewhere 使直立;豎放;使站立 Stand the ladder up against the wall. 把梯子靠牆立好。 I stood the little girl on a chair so that she could see. 我讓小女孩站到椅子上,好讓她看得見。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- erect
- tall
- upright
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- be left standing
- stand rooted to the spot
- [transitive, no passive]
(not used in the progressive tenses )不用於進行時 used especially in negative sentences and questions to emphasize that you do not like somebody/something synonym bear(尤用於否定句和疑問句,強調不喜歡)容忍,忍受 - stand somebody/something
I can't stand his brother. 他弟弟讓我受不了。 I can't stand the sight of blood. 一看見血我就難受。 I can't stand it when you do that. 你那麽做,我受不了。 - stand doing something
She couldn't stand being kept waiting. 叫她等着,她會受不了。 - stand to do something
She couldn't stand to be kept waiting. 她不能忍受被人一直等着。 - stand somebody/something doing something
I can't stand people interrupting all the time. 我不能容忍老有人打岔。 How do you stand him being here all the time? 他老在這兒,你怎麽受得了呢?
Synonyms hatehate- dislike
- can’t stand
- despise
- can’t bear
- loathe
- detest
- hate
to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something. Although hate is generally a very strong verb, it is also commonly used in spoken or informal English to talk about people or things that you dislike in a less important way, for example a particular type of food: He hates violence in any form. • I’ve always hated cabbage.指厭惡、討厭、憎惡 - dislike (rather formal
) to not like somebody/something. Dislike is a rather formal word; it is less formal, and more usual, to say that you don't like somebody/something, especially in spoken English: I don’t like it when you phone me so late at night.指不喜歡、厭惡 - can’t stand (rather informal
) used to emphasize that you really do not like somebody/something: 強調不喜歡、受不了、不能容忍: I can’t stand his brother. 他弟弟讓我受不了。 She couldn’t stand being kept waiting. 叫她等着,她會受不了。
- despise to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something:
He despised himself for being so cowardly. 他爲自己如此怯懦而自慚形穢。
- can’t bear used to say that you dislike something so much that you cannot accept or deal with it:
I can’t bear having cats in the house. 家裏有貓我可受不了。
can’t stand or can’t bear? In many cases you can use either word, but can’t bear is slightly stronger and slightly more formal than can’t stand.用 can't stand 還是 can't bear? - loathe to hate somebody/something very much:
They loathe each other. 他們相互討厭。
- detest (rather formal
) to hate somebody/something very much: 指極不喜歡、厭惡: They absolutely detest each other. 他們完全是相互憎恨。
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear/loathe/detest doing something.
- I hate/can’t bear to do something.
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear it when…
- I really hate/dislike/can’t stand/despise/can’t bear/detest somebody/something.
- I absolutely hate/can’t stand/loathe/detest somebody/something.
Extra ExamplesI can't stand that man! 我受不了那個人! I can't stand bland food. 我受不了清淡的食物。 One thing she can't stand is whining. 她受不了的一件事就是發牢騷。 Even with people I really can't stand, I try to be polite. 即使和我實在受不了的人在一起,我也盡量禮貌。 You need to at least know if you can stand a person before you go travelling with them. 在你和一個人去旅行之前,你至少需要知道你是否能忍受他。 Her friends can stand me, but they don't really love me. 她的朋友可以忍受我,但他們並不真正愛我。 She couldn't stand the thought of being stuck with him all evening. 她無法忍受整晚和他在一起的想法。 Get out—I can't stand the sight of you! 出去——我看不到你! Get out—I can't stand to look at you! 出去——我受不了看着你! How can you stand it here? 這種地方你怎麽忍受得了呢? The two of them can barely stand each other. 他們兩個勉強能站在一起。 I used to love that album, though I can hardly stand it now. 我曾經很喜歡那張專輯,雖然我現在幾乎受不了了。 I just can't stand them talking about work non-stop. 我只是不能忍受他們不停地談論工作。 I can't stand it when he looks at me like that. 他那樣看着我,我受不了。 She can't stand it when people are rude. 她不能忍受人們的粗魯。 I can't stand to listen to this garbage. 我不能忍受聽這些垃圾。 I can't stand him looking at me like that. 我不能忍受他那樣看着我。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + stand- can
- cannot
- can hardly
- …
- stand somebody/something
- [transitive]
used especially with can/could or will to say that somebody/something can survive something or can tolerate something without being hurt or damaged (尤與 can 或 could 連用)經受,承受,經得起 - stand something
His heart won't stand the strain much longer. 他的心髒對這種壓力承受不了多久。 Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures. 新型塑料能承受很高和很低的溫度。 - stand doing something
It can stand being dropped from a great height without breaking. 它能忍受從很高的地方掉下來而不折斷。 - stand somebody doing something
Can you stand me touching your hand or is it too sore? 你能忍受我碰你的手嗎?還是太痛了? - stand to do something
I can't stand to see him suffer any more. 我不能再忍受看到他受苦了。
Extra ExamplesHe could stand the pain no more. 他再也忍受不了這種痛苦了。 How could she have stood such treatment for so long? 這樣的待遇她怎麽能忍受這麽久? Unable to stand the suspense, she opened the envelope. 她受不了這個懸念,打開了信封。 At last, unable to stand it any longer, she screamed at them to shut up. 最後,她再也受不了了,尖叫着讓他們閉嘴。 I'm not sure if the bookcase can stand any more weight. 我不確定這個書架是否還能承受更多的重量。 There is a limit to how much stress the crop will stand. 作物承受的壓力是有限度的。 I don't know how you can stand the heat. 我不知道那麽熱你怎麽能受得了。 I gave up because I couldn't stand the pressure. 我放棄了,因爲我受不了壓力。 The audience can stand about an hour before it starts to get restless. 觀衆可以站一個小時左右,然後開始焦躁不安。 The grief of losing a child is more than anyone can stand. 失去孩子的悲痛是任何人都無法忍受的。 I couldn't stand the thought of never seeing him again. 一想到再也見不到他,我就受不了。 It was so bad, I couldn't stand to watch. 太糟糕了,我無法忍受觀看。 I can't stand to touch it without flinching. 我不能忍受不退縮地去碰它。 It smells so bad that no-one can stand to come near it. 它聞起來很難聞,沒有人能忍受靠近它。 She could barely stand to hear his name spoken without crying. 她幾乎無法忍受聽到他的名字不哭就說出來。 She could barely stand hearing his name spoken without crying. 她幾乎無法忍受聽到他的名字不哭就說出來。 They were unable to stand their father being treated with such disrespect. 他們無法忍受父親受到如此不尊重的對待。 It will stand being heated to high temperatures. 它會被加熱到高溫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + stand- can
- cannot
- can hardly
- …
- stand something
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to be in a particular place 位於(某處) The castle stands on the site of an ancient battlefield. 那座城堡坐落在一片古戰場上。 An old oak tree once stood here. 以前這兒長着一棵老橡樹。 Books stood in piles in the corner. 牆角豎放着一摞摞的書。
Extra ExamplesHe points up to where a ruined building stands, surrounded by bare trees. 他指着一棟被光秃秃的樹木環繞的破敗建築。 The two buildings stand back-to-back. 這兩棟大樓背靠背。 The stone manor house stands halfway up a hill. 石頭莊園坐落在半山腰。 There was a farm down the lane from where our house stood. 從我們的房子所在的小路往下有一個農場。 A mature sycamore tree stands at the bottom of the garden. 一棵成熟的梧桐樹立在花園的底部。 Here and there, dark trees stand. 到處都是黑暗的樹木。 The monument stood in the middle of an artificial lake. 這座紀念碑矗立在一個人工湖的中央。 A grandfather clock stands in the hall. 大廳裏放着一個落地鐘。 There was a gaping hole where the tower once stood. 這座塔曾經矗立的地方有一個大洞。 The hotel stood about 65 metres above sea level on the cliff. 酒店坐落在海拔約65米的懸崖上。
- [intransitive]
to be in a particular condition or situation 處於(某種狀態或情形) - + adj.
The house stood empty for a long time. 那所房子空了好長一段時間。 'You're wrong about the date—it was 2008.’ ‘I stand corrected (= accept that I was wrong).' “你把日期搞錯了,是 1988 年。” “你說得對,是我搞錯了。” You stand accused of a terrible crime. 你被指控犯有可怕的罪行。 You never know where you stand with her—one minute she's friendly, the next she'll hardly speak to you. 你從來拿不準你和她的關系如何,她一會兒跟你親熱,一會兒連話也不大跟你說。 As things stand, there is little chance of a quick settlement of the dispute. 照目前的形勢,盡快解決爭端的可能微乎其微。
Extra ExamplesWe stand ready to help if you ever need it. 如果你需要,我們随時準備提供幫助。 The machines stand idle because there is no one to operate them. 這些機器閒置着,因爲沒有人操作它們。 The property stood vacant for about six years. 該房産空置了大約六年。 His reputation deserves to stand higher than it does. 他的名聲理應比它更高。 Make sure you know where you stand before you commit to anything. 在做出任何承諾之前,確保你知道自己的立場。 I'd rather he was honest with me, then at least I'd know where I stand. 我甯願他對我誠實,至少我知道我的立場。 Where do we stand? Are we going to be allowed to continue? 我們站在哪裏?我們可以繼續嗎? Give me a call tomorrow and let me know how things stand then. 明天給我打電話,讓我知道那時的情況。 As it stands (= in the current situation), there are two main sides to the debate. 就目前情況來看,這場辯論有兩個主要方面。 As it currently stands, takeovers by foreign companies need the approval of this committee. 目前來看,外國公司的收購需要這個委員會的批準。 In the real world, as things currently stand, this rarely happens. 在現實世界中,就目前的情況來看,這種情況很少發生。
- + adj.
- (especially British English) (North American English usually run)[intransitive]
to be a candidate in an election 做候選人;參選 - stand for something
He stood for election in Colchester. 他在科爾切斯特參加競選。 He stood for parliament (= tried to get elected as an MP). 他競選過議會議員。 - stand as something
She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections. 她參加過地方選舉,但未能當選。 Her friends persuaded her to stand. 她的朋友勸她站起來。
Extra ExamplesTopics Politicsb2I have decided not to stand again. 我已經決定不再站了。 There are more than a dozen candidates standing. 有十幾個候選人站着。 The company will make all its directors stand for re-election next year. 該公司將讓所有董事參加明年的改選。 Members of the Civil Service cannot stand for political office. 公務員不能競選政治職務。 He stood unsuccessfully for the party leadership. 他競選黨的領導人失敗了。 I'm standing for class president. 我代表班長。 He is standing for Oxford East in the election. 他在選舉中競選東牛津候選人。 She decided to stand as an independent. 她決定以獨立身份參選。 He was barred from standing as an MP. 他被禁止擔任議員。 She stood as a Liberal in the June elections. 她在六月的選舉中以自由黨人的身份參選。 He stood unsuccessfully as Mayor of New York. 他競選紐約市長失敗了。 Two candidates will be standing against her. 兩名候選人將與她競爭。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- unsuccessfully
- decide to
- be allowed to
- against
- as
- for
- …
- somebody’s decision to stand
- stand for election
- stand for something
- [intransitive] + noun
(not used in the progressive tenses )不用於進行時 to be a particular height 高度爲;高達 - [intransitive] stand at something
to be at a particular level, amount, height, etc. 達特定水平(或數量、高度等) - [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to be in a particular place, especially while waiting to go somewhere 停;停靠 - [intransitive]
to remain still, without moving or being moved 停滞;不流動;擱置 - [intransitive]
if an offer, a decision, etc. made earlier stands, it is still available or relevant or still exists 保持有效;維持不變 - [intransitive] stand to do something
to be in a situation where you are likely to do something 很可能做某事 - [intransitive] stand (on something)
to have a particular attitude or opinion about something or towards somebody Topics Opinion and argumentc2(對某事)持某種態度,有某一觀點,采取某種立場 - [transitive, no passive]
to buy a drink or meal for somebody 花錢請(某人喝飲料或吃飯);買…請客
on feet/be vertical站立;直立
put upright使直立
dislike不喜歡
survive treatment承受
be in place/condition位置;狀態
in election選舉
be at height/level高度;水平
of car/train, etc.汽車、火車等
of liquid/mixture液體;混合物
offer/decision提議;決定
be likely to do something很可能
have opinion觀點
buy drink/meal買飲料/餐點
Word OriginOld English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead.
Idioms Idioms containing stand are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example stand on ceremony is at ceremony.