| 单词 | standing |
| 释义 | adjective | noun standingstanding1 /ˈstændɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun] 1permanently agreed or arranged: a standing invitation/offer You have a standing invitation to our cabin.2standing order a)a permanent rule that a group of people such as a committee, council, etc. follow: UN troops have standing orders to attack if they are fired upon. b)an agreement to buy something regularly: Two of the firm’s key customers canceled their standing orders.3done from or in a standing position: He pulled himself up to a standing position. Seifert’s speech received a standing ovation (=when people stand up to clap).4a standing joke something that happens often and that people make jokes about: My spelling mistakes became a standing joke in the office. adjective | noun standingstanding2 noun 1[uncountable] someone’s rank or position in a system, organization, society, etc., based on what other people think of him or her or compared to others of the same type: standing in/among/with etc. The policy has damaged his standing among environmentalists. China has improved its international standing.low/high standing the party’s low standing in the polls2standings [plural] the list that shows what rank a team, person, etc. has in a competition: The Rockets are second in the NBA standings.3of five/many etc. years’ standing used to show the time during which something such as an agreement has existed: It was a social policy of 60 years’ standing. |
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