| 单词 | stand for sth |
| 释义 | stand for sth stand for sth (ACCEPT) — phrasal verb with stand /stænd/ verb (stood, stood) ► F0 If you will not stand for something, you will not accept a situation or a particular type of behaviour: » I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you.Thesaurus+: ↑Tolerating and enduring , ↑Coping and not coping , ↑Dealing with things or people• • • Extra Examples:» I'm not going to stand for that sort of behaviour in my class.» He can't speak to me like that - I'm not going to stand for it!» Her behaviour is totally out of order and I'm not going to stand for it.» There has to come a point when you say, enough is enough, I'm not going to stand for it.» She wouldn't behave like that with him - he wouldn't stand for it. stand for sth (REPRESENT) — phrasal verb with stand /stænd/ verb (stood, stood) B2 to support or represent a particular idea or set of ideas: » This party stands for low taxes and individual freedom.Thesaurus+: ↑Backing, supporting and defending , ↑Defending and protectingB2 If one or more letters stand for a word or name, they are the first letter or letters of that word or name and they represent it: » 'GMT' stands for Greenwich Mean Time.Thesaurus+: ↑Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying , ↑Meaning and significance• • • Extra Examples:» I despise him and everything he stands for.» The socialist party have lost sight of what they stand for.» So what do they stand for - what's their agenda?» The 'E' in her initials stands for 'Emma'.» UFO stands for 'unidentified flying object'. |
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