| 单词 | stand up |
| 释义 | stand up1. stand [sense 1], stand [sense 2] 2. phrasal verb If something such as a claim or a piece of evidence stands up, it is accepted as true or satisfactory after being carefully examined. He made wild accusations that did not stand up. [VERB PARTICLE] How well does this thesis stand up to close examination? [VERB PARTICLE + to] 3. phrasal verb See full dictionary entry for standIf a boyfriend or girlfriend stands you up, they fail to keep an arrangement to meet you. [informal] We were to have had dinner together yesterday evening, but he stood me up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He was in a foul mood because he had been stood up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] stand-up also standup (plural stand-ups) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A stand-up comic or comedian stands alone in front of an audience and tells jokes. He does all kinds of accents, he can do jokes–he could be a stand-up comic. Sexism can make it difficult for woman trying to break into stand-up comedy. Stand-up is also a noun. ...one of the worst stand-ups alive. 2. uncountable noun Stand-up is stand-up comedy. ...getting by on likeability, professionalism and the kind of nerve you need to dostand-up. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If people have a stand-up argument or fight, they stand up and shout at each other or hit each other violently. stand up in British Englishverb (adverb) 1. (intransitive) to rise to the feet 2. (intransitive) to resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc 3. (transitive) informal to fail to keep an appointment with, esp intentionally 4. stand up for 5. stand up to adjective stand-up (prenominal) 6. having or being in an erect position a stand-up collar 7. done, performed, taken, etc, while standing a stand-up meal 8. (of comedy or a comedian) performed or performing solo 9. informal (of a boxer) having an aggressive style without much leg movement a stand-up fighter noun stand-up 10. a stand-up comedian 11. stand-up comedy 12. any event at which the participants remain standing stand-up in British English (ˈstændʌp) noun 1. the act of standing alone in front of an audience and performing comedy or telling jokes getting by on likeability, professionalism and the kind of nerve you need to do stand-up 2. a comedian who performs stand-up one of the worst stand-ups alive adjective 3. of or relating to the act of standing alone in front of an audience and performingcomedy or telling jokes He does all kinds of accents, he can do jokes - he could be a stand-up comic. 4. British informal noisy, rowdy, or violent stand up in American English1. to rise to or be in a standing position 2. to prove valid, satisfactory, durable, etc. 3. US, Slang to fail to keep an engagement with stand-up in American English (ˈstændˌʌp) adjective 1. standing upright or erect 2. done, taken, etc. in a standing position a stand-up lunch 3. high, stiff, and without folds said of a collar4. US designating or of a comedian who delivers monologues, tells a series of jokes, etc., as in nightclubs 5. Slang designating or having to do with a loyal, courageous person who will stand up resolutely for friends, principles, etc. a stand-up guy Examples of 'stand up' in a sentence |
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