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单词 stand up to something or someone
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to withstand and endure (something, such as criticism)
Is this building going to stand up to the strongest gales?
Synonyms
withstand
A politician has to be able to withstand criticism from the Press.
take
His rudeness was becoming hard to take.
bear
The ice was not thick enough to bear the weight of marching men.
weather
The company has weathered the recession.
cope with
resist
bodies trained to resist the cold
endure
He'd endured years of pain and sleepless nights because of arthritis.
tolerate
She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in.
hold out against
stand firm against
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to confront or resist (someone) bravely
Women are now aware of their rights and are prepared to stand up to their employers.
Synonyms
resist
They resisted our attempts to modernize distribution.
oppose
Mr Taylor was bitter towards those who had opposed him.
confront
She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face.
tackle
I tackled him about how he could tolerate such behaviour.
brave
They had to brave her anger and confess.
defy
This was the first time that I had dared to defy her.
See stand

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bear
Definition
to support or hold up
The ice was not thick enough to bear the weight of marching men.
Synonyms
support,
carry,
shoulder,
sustain,
endure,
hold up,
keep up,
uphold,
withstand,
bear up under
in the sense of brave
Definition
to confront with resolution or courage
They had to brave her anger and confess.
Synonyms
confront,
face,
suffer,
challenge,
bear,
tackle,
dare,
endure,
defy,
withstand,
stand up to
in the sense of confront
Definition
to present (someone) with something, esp. in order to accuse or criticize
She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face.
Synonyms
challenge,
face,
oppose,
tackle,
encounter,
defy,
call out,
stand up to,
come face to face with,
accost,
face off (slang)

Nearby words of
stand up to something or someone

  • stand someone up
  • stand up
  • stand up for something or someone
  • stand up to something or someone
  • stand-in
  • stand-off
  • stand-offish

Synonyms of 'stand up to something or someone'

stand up to something or someone

Additional synonyms

in the sense of defy
Definition
to resist openly and boldly
This was the first time that I had dared to defy her.
Synonyms
resist,
oppose,
confront,
face,
brave,
beard,
disregard,
stand up to,
spurn,
flout,
disobey,
hold out against,
put up a fight (against),
hurl defiance at,
contemn,
call someone's bluff
in the sense of endure
Definition
to bear (hardship) patiently
He'd endured years of pain and sleepless nights because of arthritis.
Synonyms
experience,
suffer,
bear,
weather,
meet,
go through,
encounter,
cope with,
sustain,
brave,
undergo,
withstand,
live through,
thole (Scottish)
in the sense of oppose
Definition
to be against (something or someone) in speech or action
Mr Taylor was bitter towards those who had opposed him.
Synonyms
be against,
fight (against),
check,
bar,
block,
prevent,
take on,
counter,
contest,
resist,
confront,
face,
combat,
defy,
thwart,
contradict,
withstand,
stand up to,
hinder,
struggle against,
obstruct,
fly in the face of,
take issue with,
be hostile to,
counterattack,
speak (out) against,
be in opposition to,
be in defiance of,
strive against,
set your face against,
take or make a stand against
in the sense of tackle
Definition
to confront (someone) about something
I tackled him about how he could tolerate such behaviour.
Synonyms
confront,
speak to,
face up to,
question,
cross-examine,
accost,
remonstrate with,
waylay
in the sense of take
Definition
to stand up to or endure
His rudeness was becoming hard to take.
Synonyms
tolerate,
stand,
bear,
suffer,
weather,
go through,
brave,
stomach,
endure,
undergo,
swallow,
brook,
hack (slang),
abide,
put up with (informal),
withstand,
submit to,
countenance,
pocket,
thole (Scottish)
in the sense of tolerate
Definition
to put up with (someone or something)
She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in.
Synonyms
endure,
stand,
suffer,
bear,
take,
stomach,
undergo,
swallow,
hack (slang),
abide,
put up with (informal),
submit to,
thole (Scottish)
in the sense of weather
Definition
to come safely through (a storm, problem, or difficulty)
The company has weathered the recession.
Synonyms
withstand,
stand,
suffer,
survive,
overcome,
resist,
brave,
endure,
come through,
get through,
rise above,
live through,
ride out,
make it through (informal),
surmount,
pull through,
stick it out (informal),
bear up against
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