intransitive. figurative. To remain steadfast or constant. Frequently (now only) with adjective or adverb complement, e.g. to stand firm, to stand…
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| 释义 | the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > be constant or steadfast [verb (intransitive)] (30) standeOE intransitive. figurative. To remain steadfast or constant. Frequently (now only) with adjective or adverb complement, e.g. to stand firm, to stand… cleavec1275 To remain steadfast, stand fast, abide, continue. Obsolete. to stand stiffa1290 figurative. to stand stiff: to stand firm; esp. figurative to be steadfast or obstinate. Obsolete. stick1447 intransitive. To continue firmly or obstinately in a state, opinion, purpose, or course of action; to persist. Also with in, upon, specifying the… to stand or stick to one's tackling1529 Arms, weapons, instruments; also figurative, esp. in to standor stick to one's tackling, to ‘stand to one's guns’, to hold one's ground, to maintain… to stand in this1538 intransitive. to stand in it: to remain steadfast or obstinate, to persevere or persist in one's course of action, belief, etc.; esp. (with clause… to set down (the or one's) staff1584 In proverbs and proverbial phrases. to set down (theor one's) staff: to take up a fixed or settled position; to abide stedfastly by an opinion… to stand one's ground1600 to stand one's ground: to maintain one's position against attack or opposition (literal and figurative); to refuse to yield or compromise in the… to stand to one's pan pudding1647 to stand to one's pan pudding: to stand to one's duty; to stand firm, hold one's ground. Obsolete. to maintain one's ground1736 transitive. To hold, keep, defend (a place, position, or possession) against hostility or attack, actual or threatened. to maintain one's ground… to nail one's colours (also flag) to the mast (also masthead)1808 to nail one's colours (also flag) to the mast (also masthead) and variants: to declare one's opinions or beliefs openly; to stick to or be… to stay put1843 to stay put: to remain where or as placed; to remain fixed or steady; also figurative (of persons, etc.). colloquial (originally U.S.). to stand firm1856 Chiefly in to stand firm (literal and figurative), and to hold firm (to). to sit tight1890 to sit tight, †to apply oneself closely to (obsolete); to maintain one's position firmly in reference to something; also, to sit close, to remain… to keep the flag flying1914 In various nautical phrases, as to give (deny, refuse,etc.) the honour of the flag: to make (or refuse) an acknowledgement of supremacy by striking… to dig in one's toes1933 To cause to penetrate, to drive in deeply. (Cf. 8) Colloquial phrase to dig in one's feet, to dig in one's heels, to dig in one's toes: to adopt… to hold the line1956 In various games, as tennis, football, etc., the line denotes a particular line which marks the limit of legitimate or successful play; in Cricket… Subcategories:— endure without giving way (10) — adhere or cling to something (3) |
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