| 词汇 | stand for something |
| 释义 | stand for somethingstand for something phrasal verbphr v a) MEANINGSHORT/NOT LONGif a letter or symbol stands for something, it represents a word or idea, especially as a short form 〔字母或符号〕代表，表示 What does ATM stand for? ATM是什么意思？ b) OPINIONto support a particular set of ideas, values, or principles 主张；支持；拥护 It’s hard to tell what the party stands for these days. 如今这个党派的主张是什么很难说清楚。 c) not stand for somethingLET/ALLOW British EnglishBrE to not allow something to continue to happen or someone to do something 不能容忍某事物 She’s been lying about me, and I won’t stand for it. 她一直乱说我坏话，我不会容忍下去的。 Examples from the Corpus stand for • The enemy stood for different things and must be defeated.• Everything Jack stood for Folly truly did despise, and she despised herself for having fallen in love with such a man.• I don't think we even knew what the O stood for; perhaps he lied about it.• These were what scientists call S waves, S standing for secunda, or second.• But what he stood for was good and plain: clean, affordable modem houses. not stand for something• In Michael's mind it was tantamount to mutiny and he would not stand for anyone disagreeing with him.• Kate would not stand for anything like that, she was too straight.• Never, say the sceptics: the man does not stand for anything.• I will not stand for it.• That left him with one explanation for the rarity of polygamy in sparrows: The senior wives do not stand for it.• However, she did not stand for re-election in 1979.• He replaces Berndt Schultz, the Fair's founder, who did not stand for re-election.• Even the Tories saw that the country would not stand for the Mad Woman's poll tax and ditched it. → stand for something at stand1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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