| 单词 | stand for |
| 释义 | stand forSEE SYNONYMS FOR stand for ON THESAURUS.COM verb (intr, preposition)to represent or mean mainly British to be or become a candidate for to support or recommend informal to tolerate or bearhe won't stand for any disobedience Words nearby stand forstand corrected, stand-down, standee, standfast, standfirst, stand for, stand guard, stand-in, stand in awe, stand in for, standing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with stand forstand for Represent, symbolize, as in The stars and stripes stands for our country. [Early 1600s] Advocate, support, uphold, as in The National Writers Union stands for freedom of the press. [c. 1300] Also see stand up for. Put up with, tolerate. This usage is generally in a negative context, as in Mother will not stand for rude behavior. [Late 1800s] Also see hold still for. stand for something. Have some value or importance, as in She realized that appearances do stand for something. This usage dates from the mid-1800s but was preceded by stand for nothing, meaning “be worthless,” dating from the late 1300s. Also see stand in for. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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