stand for

英 [stænd fɔː(r)]

美 [stænd fɔːr]

（某个字母）是…的缩写，代表，表示; 支持，主张，代表（某种观点或态度）; 容忍

法律

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (某个字母)是…的缩写，代表，表示
  If you say that a letterstands fora particular word, you mean that it is an abbreviation for that word.
  1. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
     AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
  2. What does EU stand for?
     EU代表什么？
• PHRASAL VERB 支持，主张，代表(某种观点或态度)
  The ideas or attitudes that someone or somethingstands forare the ones that they support or represent.
  1. The party is trying to give the impression that it alone stands for democracy...
     该党正试图让大家觉得只有它才是民主的代表。
  2. He hates us and everything we stand for.
     他仇恨我们以及我们的任何主张。
• PHRASAL VERB 不能容忍
  If you willnot stand forsomething, you will not allow it to happen or continue.
  1. It's outrageous, and we won't stand for it any more.
     这太不像话了，我们再也不能容忍下去了。

英英释义

verb

• tolerate or bear
  1. I won't stand for this kind of behavior!
  Synonym:hold still for
• express indirectly by an image, form, or model
  1. What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
  Synonym:typifysymbolizesymboliserepresent
• denote or connote
  1. `maison' means `house' in French
  2. An example sentence would show what this word means
  Synonym:meanintendsignify
• take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
  1. Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin
  Synonym:representcorrespond

双语例句

• He cajoled Mr Dobson to stand for mayor.
  他说服多布森先生竞选市长。
• That's what I want this country to stand for.
  这是我希望这个国家所代表的。
• I can't believe that you can stand for these naughty children.
  我真不敢相信你能忍受这群淘气的孩子。
• I will not stand for this behavior in the courtroom.
  我不允许在法庭上出现这样的行为。
• What do the letters N.B. stand for?
  这两个字母代表什么？
• Every two years all the congressmen stand for re-election.
  所有国会议员每两年重新选举一次。
• What does EU stand for?
  EU代表什么？
• Now we stand on the moral high ground. We can defend ethically and morally everything we stand for.
  目前我们在道义上占了优势。我们可以从伦理和道德的角度捍卫我们主张的一切。
• This library came to stand for his belief in learning and truth.
  这个藏书室代表了他对于求知和真理的信念。
• You have to know where to stand for a good viewpoint.
  你得知道站在哪里观察角度比较理想。