单词 | standing |
释义 | standing standing // adjective, noun
■ adjective [only before noun]
existing or arranged without a time limit, not formed or made for a particular situation: a standing committee We have a standing arrangement to share printing facilities.
■ noun [U]
1 the position or reputation of sb/sth within a group of people or in an organization: You can take on extra projects to increase your standing in your company. efforts to improve the firm's weak financial standing (= it does not have much money) ◆ To maintain a high standing in industry, manufacturers must continuously improve their products and processes. The contract has no legal standing. SYN STATUS ⇨ CREDIT STANDING
2 the period of time that sth has existed: The company's head of many years' standing is J. Pack. |
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