单词	stead
释义	steadstead /sted/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINstead Origin: Old English stede ‘place’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A man-made clock would certainly prove a useful accessory to astronomical reckoning but could never stand in its stead. If some one would die in Admetus' stead, he could live. If you develop good habits they will stand you in good stead in your business and managerial career. The 356 series was about to die and in its stead was coming the 911. The change in the secretary general is likely to stand her in good stead with committee Chairman Jesse Helms, R-N. These shoes had stood him in good stead. They have stood the Royal Navy in good stead. Those contacts, he says, still serve him in good stead today. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► good · These shoes had stood him in good stead.· Insomnia would stand him in good stead in this expanse of knee-high cover.· However, it is one that, if you take the trouble to learn properly, will stand you in good stead.· Those contacts, he says, still serve him in good stead today.· As I developed I became a big bloke and that stood me in good stead.· This habit of work, which is by now natural to me, has stood me in good stead.· It is not the only time my profound knowledge of football has stood me in good stead.· It stood them in good stead again in 1976 when drought caused many villages to be supplied with stand pipes. VERB► serve · Those contacts, he says, still serve him in good stead today.· But her beloved circus may have served her in better stead than regular outings to, say, the ballet.· The class would later serve Amelia in good stead, giving her her first practical knowledge of how engines worked. ► stand · These shoes had stood him in good stead.· This habit of work, which is by now natural to me, has stood me in good stead.· I've experienced more now, and it's going to stand me in good stead.· A man-made clock would certainly prove a useful accessory to astronomical reckoning but could never stand in its stead.· Now we had moved on to bigger and better things, this predictability still stood us in good stead.· The change in the secretary general is likely to stand her in good stead with committee Chairman Jesse Helms, R-N.· James had armed himself with the sword of Robert the Bruce, but it stood him in poor stead.· Her impartiality stood me in good stead. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► do something in somebody’s stead Garcia is unable to attend, but will send the foreign minister in his stead. ► stand/serve/hold somebody in good stead As a small boy, I devised my own set of cartoon animals, and they now stood me in good stead. But her beloved circus may have served her in better stead than regular outings to, say, the ballet. Despite his lack of political experience, Clouthier's 20-year leadership of business organisations stood him in good stead. Insomnia would stand him in good stead in this expanse of knee-high cover. Now we had moved on to bigger and better things, this predictability still stood us in good stead. These shoes had stood him in good stead. This habit of work, which is by now natural to me, has stood me in good stead. Those contacts, he says, still serve him in good stead today. 1do something in somebody’s stead formal to do something that someone else usually does or was going to do:  Pearson was appointed to go in Harrison’s stead.2stand/serve/hold somebody in good stead to be very useful to someone when needed:  His years of training were standing him in good stead.
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