英语词汇“to stand pat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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P1. to have (a story, routine, etc.) (off, down) pat: to be able to recite or perform readily and faultlessly from memory; (also, depreciatively) to repeat glibly, to parrot.

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1776 J. Leacock Fall Brit. Tyranny iv. vi. 50 It's a pity but you were a bishop, you have the scriptures so pat.

1795 H. Cowley Town before You Pref. p. xiii I'll tell a story—and I have one pat.

1839 N. P. Willis Two Ways of Dying for Husband iv. i. 101 First Lord: What mean you, sir! Tortesa: To keep you here till you have got your story Pat to the tongue.

1882 C. E. L. Riddell Prince of Wales's Garden Party 259 He..had the whole story pat enough.

1890 B. Stoker Snake's Pass vii. 87 You seem to have it all off pat!

1899 C. L. Cullen Tales of Ex-tanks 296 Got it down pretty pat, hasn't he?

1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings goes to School ix. 172 If anyone asks me if I know where you're playing..I'll have the answer off pat.

1971 Creem May 74 Sir Lord Baltimore seems to have down pat most all the best heavy metal tricks in the book.

2002 Guardian 28 June (Friday Review section) 17/3 [The song shows] the woozy, gentle melodicism that Morcheeba now have down pat.

P2. Originally and chiefly U.S. to stand pat. [Compare stand v. 14 and pat hand n. at Compounds.]

a. Cards. In poker and blackjack: to retain one's hand as dealt, without drawing other cards.

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1865 Evening Argus (Rock Island, Illinois) 8 Sept. Before the draw, both bet all the money they had and all the rest had drawn out; both stood pat.

1882 Poker; how to play it 12 The gentleman..failed to better his hand. The other stood pat.

2002 A. Bellin Poker Nation v. 92 You make the largest bet or raise as the game allows, and then when the draw comes, you stand pat.

b. To adhere to an existing state of things or to an avowed policy or stance, refusing to consider proposals for change or reform.

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1869 Montana Post 2 Apr. 1/1 We adopt the Major's policy in an Indian muss—‘Stand Pat and holler “how”’.

1902 M. A. Hanna in N.Y. Times 28 Sept. ii. 13/3 To-day I say: ‘Stand pat.’ You are not on the defensive in Ohio.

2004 Daily Tel. 6 Jan. 23/1 Syria seems content to stand pat in the expectation that others will come round to its way of thinking.

单词	to stand pat
释义	> as lemmas to stand pat Phrases P1. to have (a story, routine, etc.) (off, down) pat: to be able to recite or perform readily and faultlessly from memory; (also, depreciatively) to repeat glibly, to parrot. ΚΠ 1776 J. Leacock Fall Brit. Tyranny iv. vi. 50 It's a pity but you were a bishop, you have the scriptures so pat. 1795 H. Cowley Town before You Pref. p. xiii I'll tell a story—and I have one pat. 1839 N. P. Willis Two Ways of Dying for Husband iv. i. 101 First Lord: What mean you, sir! Tortesa: To keep you here till you have got your story Pat to the tongue. 1882 C. E. L. Riddell Prince of Wales's Garden Party 259 He..had the whole story pat enough. 1890 B. Stoker Snake's Pass vii. 87 You seem to have it all off pat! 1899 C. L. Cullen Tales of Ex-tanks 296 Got it down pretty pat, hasn't he? 1950 A. Buckeridge Jennings goes to School ix. 172 If anyone asks me if I know where you're playing..I'll have the answer off pat. 1971 Creem May 74 Sir Lord Baltimore seems to have down pat most all the best heavy metal tricks in the book. 2002 Guardian 28 June (Friday Review section) 17/3 [The song shows] the woozy, gentle melodicism that Morcheeba now have down pat. P2. Originally and chiefly U.S. to stand pat. [Compare stand v. 14 and pat hand n. at Compounds.] a. Cards. In poker and blackjack: to retain one's hand as dealt, without drawing other cards. ΚΠ 1865 Evening Argus (Rock Island, Illinois) 8 Sept. Before the draw, both bet all the money they had and all the rest had drawn out; both stood pat. 1882 Poker; how to play it 12 The gentleman..failed to better his hand. The other stood pat. 2002 A. Bellin Poker Nation v. 92 You make the largest bet or raise as the game allows, and then when the draw comes, you stand pat. b. To adhere to an existing state of things or to an avowed policy or stance, refusing to consider proposals for change or reform. ΚΠ 1869 Montana Post 2 Apr. 1/1 We adopt the Major's policy in an Indian muss—‘Stand Pat and holler “how”’. 1902 M. A. Hanna in N.Y. Times 28 Sept. ii. 13/3 To-day I say: ‘Stand pat.’ You are not on the defensive in Ohio. 2004 Daily Tel. 6 Jan. 23/1 Syria seems content to stand pat in the expectation that others will come round to its way of thinking. extracted from patadv.¹adj. < as lemmas
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