英语词汇“to stand one's ground”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. The space upon which a person, etc., takes his stand; the position maintained or defended by one; esp. in phrases to hold one's ground, to keep one's ground, to maintain one's ground, to stand one's ground, to shift one's ground; now usually figurative (sometimes with suggestion of sense 5a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > position or situation > [noun] > where one takes up a position, residence, etc. > position maintained by a person

ground1616

1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale (Chaucer Soc.) ix. 176 He fightinge to maintaine Fregilia towne, they bearinge in to make his grown their grown.

1657 A. Sparrow Rationale Bk. Common Prayer (1661) 239 The Church thereby keeping as it were her ground.

1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 1 A friend, as willing to shift his ground as I, gave me an Overture which I accepted.

1700 J. Dryden Flower & Leaf in Fables 394 Drawn in two Lines adverse they wheel'd around, And in the middle Meadow took their Ground.

1707 London Gaz. No. 4353/1 The Deserters..stood their Ground, and..fir'd on 'em.

1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 278 We can hardly keep our Ground against the Current.

1797 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (rev. ed.) App. 234 The commanding officer turns on his own ground.

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod i. i. 4 The sports of the field still maintained their ground.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. ii. vii. 287 She met me on my own ground.

1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek v. 113 Here the humblest slave might stand erect on the ground of his humanity.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 34 The government was strong enough to hold its ground.

1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty iii. 132 It is not easy to see how it [Individuality] can stand its ground.

1881 B. Jowett tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War I. 197 I, like him taking the ground of future expediency, stoutly maintain the contrary position.

a. to stand one's ground: to maintain one's position against attack or opposition (literal and figurative); to refuse to yield or compromise in the face of danger or opposition. Cf. stand your ground adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > be constant or steadfast [verb (intransitive)]

standeOE

cleavec1275

to stand stiffa1290

stick1447

to stand or stick to one's tackling1529

to stand in this1538

to set down (the or one's) staff1584

to stand one's ground1600

to stand to one's pan pudding1647

to maintain one's ground1736

to nail one's colours (also flag) to the mast (also masthead)1808

to stay put1843

to stand firm1856

to sit tight1890

to keep the flag flying1914

to dig in one's toes1933

to hold the line1956

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > resist > resist resolutely

i-standOE

atstand?c1225

to hold out rubbers1573

to stand out1574

to hold out1585

stay1593

to stand one's ground1600

to stick out1677

to stand brush1794

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxix. 711 Their prince..yet stood his ground, and afterwards with a javeline was nailed to the earth.

1688 Lett. conc. Pres. State Italy 116 He could not have stood his ground in the Dispute.

1794 London Rev. Aug. 119/1 The fundamental principles of Mr. Locke's philosophy, after standing its ground for near a century, they have now discovered to consist of absurd paradoxes.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 115 He could not stand his ground against competitors who were willing to pay such a price for the favour of the court.

1891 Strand Mag. Jan. 77/1 The donkey..bravely stood his ground.

1985 S. Hood Storm from Paradise (1988) 45 Miss Troup..had learned..to stand her ground against uproar, rebellion and anarchic lack of discipline.

2013 A. Gibbons Raining Fire i. 12 That's how it is on the Green. Nobody wants to lose face. When the police come, you stand your ground.

单词	to stand one's ground
释义	> as lemmas to stand one's ground b. The space upon which a person, etc., takes his stand; the position maintained or defended by one; esp. in phrases to hold one's ground, to keep one's ground, to maintain one's ground, to stand one's ground, to shift one's ground; now usually figurative (sometimes with suggestion of sense 5a). ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > position or situation > [noun] > where one takes up a position, residence, etc. > position maintained by a person ground1616 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale (Chaucer Soc.) ix. 176 He fightinge to maintaine Fregilia towne, they bearinge in to make his grown their grown. 1657 A. Sparrow Rationale Bk. Common Prayer (1661) 239 The Church thereby keeping as it were her ground. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 1 A friend, as willing to shift his ground as I, gave me an Overture which I accepted. 1700 J. Dryden Flower & Leaf in Fables 394 Drawn in two Lines adverse they wheel'd around, And in the middle Meadow took their Ground. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4353/1 The Deserters..stood their Ground, and..fir'd on 'em. 1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 278 We can hardly keep our Ground against the Current. 1797 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (rev. ed.) App. 234 The commanding officer turns on his own ground. 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod i. i. 4 The sports of the field still maintained their ground. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. ii. vii. 287 She met me on my own ground. 1833 H. Martineau Briery Creek v. 113 Here the humblest slave might stand erect on the ground of his humanity. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 34 The government was strong enough to hold its ground. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty iii. 132 It is not easy to see how it [Individuality] can stand its ground. 1881 B. Jowett tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War I. 197 I, like him taking the ground of future expediency, stoutly maintain the contrary position. extracted from groundn. to stand one's ground a. to stand one's ground: to maintain one's position against attack or opposition (literal and figurative); to refuse to yield or compromise in the face of danger or opposition. Cf. stand your ground adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > be constant or steadfast [verb (intransitive)] standeOE cleavec1275 to stand stiffa1290 stick1447 to stand or stick to one's tackling1529 to stand in this1538 to set down (the or one's) staff1584 to stand one's ground1600 to stand to one's pan pudding1647 to maintain one's ground1736 to nail one's colours (also flag) to the mast (also masthead)1808 to stay put1843 to stand firm1856 to sit tight1890 to keep the flag flying1914 to dig in one's toes1933 to hold the line1956 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > resist > resist resolutely i-standOE atstand?c1225 to hold out rubbers1573 to stand out1574 to hold out1585 stay1593 to stand one's ground1600 to stick out1677 to stand brush1794 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxix. 711 Their prince..yet stood his ground, and afterwards with a javeline was nailed to the earth. 1688 Lett. conc. Pres. State Italy 116 He could not have stood his ground in the Dispute. 1794 London Rev. Aug. 119/1 The fundamental principles of Mr. Locke's philosophy, after standing its ground for near a century, they have now discovered to consist of absurd paradoxes. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 115 He could not stand his ground against competitors who were willing to pay such a price for the favour of the court. 1891 Strand Mag. Jan. 77/1 The donkey..bravely stood his ground. 1985 S. Hood Storm from Paradise (1988) 45 Miss Troup..had learned..to stand her ground against uproar, rebellion and anarchic lack of discipline. 2013 A. Gibbons Raining Fire i. 12 That's how it is on the Green. Nobody wants to lose face. When the police come, you stand your ground. extracted from standv. < as lemmas
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