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单词 standing
释义 standing
I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of standen to stand
1. : upright on the feet or in place : erect
 < standing audience >
 < standing timber >
2.
 a. : not being used or operated
  < standing factory >
 b. : not flowing : stagnant
  < standing water >
3.
 a. : remaining at the same level, degree, or amount for an indeterminate period
  < made me a standing offer of $10,000 for my house >
 b. : kept in use indefinitely : remaining valid
  < one of the standing problems in physics >
  < felt her childless state as a standing reproach to her as a wife >
  < had a standing joke with the elevator boy >
 c. : kept intact for printing or reprinting or for molding — used of set letterpress matter and sometimes of other printing surfaces (as lithographic stones)
  < keep the type standing >
  < standing heads in a newspaper >
4. : established by law or custom : settled, permanent
 < standing prohibition >
5.
 a. : not movable : fixed in place
  < standing washtub >
 b. : having a supporting base
  < standing bowl >
6. : done from a standing position
 < standing ovation >
 < standing jump >
 < race from a standing start >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of standen to stand
1.
 a. : a place to stand in : situation : location
 b. : a position from which one may assert or enforce legal rights and duties
 c. Britain
  (1) : stable
  (2) : a stall (as in a stable) for a domestic animal
2.
 a. : length of service or experience especially as determining relative place, rank, pay, or privilege
  < candidates for the fellowship must be of postgraduate standing >
 b. : position or condition in society or in a profession : status
  < lawyer of high standing >
 especially : good reputation
  < among those at the meeting were several men of standing in the community >
 c. : position relative to a standard of achievement
  < left the college in good standing >
  < attained a standing of B in his senior year >
  or to achievements of competitors
  < improved their standing in the baseball league by two places >
3. : maintenance of position or condition : duration
 < custom of long standing >
 < marriage of many years' standing >
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