| 单词 | standing |
| 释义 | standing /stan"ding/, n. 1. rank or status, esp. with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.: He had little standing in the community. 2. good position, reputation, or credit: He is a merchant of standing in the community. 3. length of existence, continuance, residence, membership, experience, etc.: a friend of long standing. 4. standings, Sports. a list of teams or contestants arranged according to their past records: According to the standings, the White Sox are leading the division by three games. 5. the act of a person or thing that stands. 6. a place where a person or thing stands. 7. Law. the right to initiate or participate in a legal action: having standing as a friend of the court. adj. 8. having an erect or upright position: a standing lamp. 9. performed in or from an erect position: a standing jump. 10. still; not flowing or stagnant, as water; stationary. 11. continuing without cessation or change; lasting or permanent. 12. continuing in operation, force, use, etc.: a standing rule. 13. customary or habitual; generally understood: We have a standing bridge game every Friday night. 14. Print. kept for use in subsequent printings: standing type. 15. out of use; idle: a standing engine. 16. Naut. noting any of various objects or assemblages of objects fixed in place or position, unless moved for adjustment or repairs: standing bowsprit. 17. Knots. noting the part of a rope that is in use and terminates in a knot or the like. [1300-50; ME; see STAND, -ING1, -ING2] Syn. 2. See credit. |
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