to be in a particular situation, position, etc. 处於;位於◆Our market share stands at about 23%. 我们的市场份额达到约 23%。◆Where do you stand on(= what's your opinion of) this issue? 你对这个问题持甚麽观点?
if an offer, a decision, etc., that you have made earlier stands, it is still valid (出价、决定等)有效,保持不变◆Their offer to buy the company still stands. 他们购买这家公司的报价仍然有效。
to be in a situation where you are likely to do sth 可能◆They stand to make a lot of money from this deal. 他们很有可能从这笔交易中赚大钱。
●ˌstand or ˈfall by/on sthto be successful or fail because of one particular thing 由…决定命运;成败系於◆Fund managers make decisions and stand or fall by the results. 基金经理们作出决策,经营业绩决定其命运。●stand ˈpatto stay the same and not change; to refuse to change 坚持◆The unemployment rate stood pat at 4%. 失业率维持在 4%。●stand the test of ˈtimeto prove to be successful, popular, etc. over a long period of time 经受住时间的考验 ●ˌstand ˈbyto be ready for action 待命◆We have an IT engineer standing by in case the system crashes. 我们有一位信息技术工程师随时待命以防系统崩溃。➡standby ●ˌstand ˈdownto leave a job or position 辞职;下台◆Eric Marsh stood down as chairman after ten years. 十年之後埃里克 • 马什辞去了董事长职务。●ˈstand for sth (not used in the continuous tenses 不用於进行时) to be short for or a symbol of sth 代表;象徵◆What does RSI stand for? RSI 代表甚麽?●ˌstand ˈin (for sb)to take sb's place 代替◆My boss couldn't go to the conference so I stood in for her. 我的老板不能参加那场会议,因此我替她去参加。SYNdeputize