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单词 stand one's ground
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ground1 /grownd/

noun
  1. The solid surface of the earth
  2. A portion of the earth's surface
  3. Land
  4. Soil
  5. The floor, etc
  6. The solid land underlying an area of water (nautical)
  7. Earth (elec; N American)
  8. Position
  9. An area of land or sea associated with some activity (such as football ground, playground, battleground, fishing ground)
  10. Distance covered or to be covered
  11. Matters to be dealt with
  12. That on which something is raised (lit or figurative)
  13. A foundation
  14. Sufficient reason
  15. An advantage
  16. The bottom, esp sea-bottom (obsolete)
  17. The surface on which a work is represented (art)
  18. The background in a painting
  19. A first coat of paint or colour
  20. Surrounding rock (mining)
  21. The space behind the popping crease with which the batsman must be in touch by bat or person if he is not to be stumped or run out (cricket)
  22. Short for ground-bass below
  23. (in pl) an area of land attached to or surrounding a building
  24. (in pl) dregs or sediment (eg of coffee)
  25. (in pl) the basis of justification
transitive verb
  1. To fix on a foundation or principle
  2. To put or rest on the ground
  3. To cause to run aground
  4. To instruct in first principles
  5. To cover with a preparatory layer or coating, as a basis for painting, etching, etc
  6. To earth (elec; N American)
  7. To keep on the ground, prevent from flying (aeronautics)
  8. To suspend from usual activity (eg as a punishment)
intransitive verb
  1. To come to the ground
  2. To strike the sea-bottom, etc and remain fixed
adjective
  1. Of, relating to, situated or operating on or near the ground
  2. Living on or in the ground
  3. Low-growing
ORIGIN: OE grund; cognate with Ger Grund, ON grunnr

groundˈage noun

A charge on a ship in port

groundˈed adjective

  1. Positioned on the ground
  2. In control of one's emotions, rational
  3. Remaining humble and down to earth in spite of having achieved success
  4. (of a child) forbidden to go out to meet friends

groundˈedly adverb

On good grounds

groundˈer noun

  1. Someone who, or something that, grounds
  2. A ball that keeps low

groundˈing noun

  1. A foundation
  2. A sound general knowledge of a subject
  3. The background of embroidery, etc
  4. The act or process of preparing or laying a ground
  5. The act of laying or of running aground
  6. In bioenergetics, the concept of bodily contact, esp through the feet, with the earth

groundˈless adjective

Without ground, foundation or reason

groundˈlessly adverb

groundˈlessness noun

groundˈling noun

  1. A fish that keeps near the bottom of the water, esp the spinous loach
  2. A low-growing or creeping plant
  3. A person on the ground in contrast to one in an aircraft, etc
  4. Formerly, a spectator in the pit of a theatre, and hence a person of the common herd
adjective (Lamb, etc)

Base

groundˈ-angling noun

Fishing without a float, with a weight placed a few inches from the hook, bottom-fishing

ground annual noun (Scots law)

An annual payment forming a burden on land

groundˈ-ash noun

  1. A sapling of ash
  2. A stick made of an ash sapling

groundˈbait noun

Bait dropped to the bottom to attract fish to a general area (also figurative)

groundˈ-bass noun (music)

A bass part constantly repeated with varying melody and harmony

groundˈ-beetle noun

Any beetle of the Carabidae, a family related to the tiger beetles

groundˈbreaking noun (esp US)

The breaking of ground at the beginning of a construction project

adjective

Innovative, breaking new ground

groundˈburst noun

The explosion of a bomb on the ground (as opposed to in the air)

ground cherry noun

  1. Any of the European dwarf cherries
  2. Any of several plants of the genus Physalis, also called husk-tomato, Cape gooseberry, etc
  3. The fruit of these plants

ground control noun

The control, by information radioed from a ground installation, of aircraft or spacecraft

ground controller noun

ground cover noun

  1. Low plants and shrubs growing among the trees in a forest
  2. Various low herbaceous plants used to cover an area instead of grass

ground crew see ground staff below.

groundˈ-cuckoo noun

A name for several ground-running birds of the cuckoo family, such as the roadrunner and the coucal

groundˈ-dove or groundˈ-pigeon noun

Any of various small American pigeons that spend much of their time on the ground

ground effect noun

The extra aerodynamic lift, exploited by hovercraft, etc and affecting aircraft flying near the ground, caused by the cushion of trapped air beneath the vehicle

ground elder noun

Another name for goutweed

groundˈ-feeder noun

A fish that feeds at the bottom

ground floor or ground storey noun

The floor on or near a level with the ground

ground frost noun

  1. Frost on the surface of the ground
  2. A temperature of 0ºC or less registered on a horizontal thermometer in contact with a grass surface

ground game noun

Hares, rabbits, etc, as distinguished from winged game

groundˈhog noun

  1. The woodchuck
  2. The aardvark

Groundhog Day noun

  1. (in the USA and Canada) 2 February, supposed to mark the end of winter if a groundhog emerging from hibernation on that day does not see its shadow
  2. A day when things seem to happen in exactly the same way as on the previous day (informal)

groundˈ-hold noun (Spenser and nautical)

Ground tackle

groundˈhopper noun

  1. A small insect of the family Tetrigidae
  2. A football supporter who travels to see games at as many different stadiums as possible (informal)

ground ice noun

The ice formed at the bottom of a body of water

ground ivy noun

A British labiate creeping plant (genus Nepeta) whose leaves when the edges curl become ivy-like

ground loop noun

An abrupt, uncontrolled movement of an aircraft while on the ground

ground mail or grund mail noun (Scot)

Payment for right of burial

groundman see groundsman below.

groundˈmass noun (geology)

The fine-grained part of an igneous rock, glassy or minutely crystalline, in which the larger crystals are embedded

ground moraine noun

A mass of mud, sand and stones dragged along under a glacier or ice-sheet

groundˈnut noun

  1. The peanut or monkey nut (genus Arachis)
  2. The earth-nut

ground oak noun

  1. A sapling of oak
  2. Various species of Teucrium

groundˈ-officer noun

An officer in charge of the grounds of an estate

ground-pigeon see ground-dove above.

ground pine noun

  1. A small Eurasian plant (Ajuga chamaepitys) with yellow flowers
  2. A N American club moss (Lycopodium obscurum)

ground plan noun

  1. A plan of the horizontal section of the lowest or ground storey of a building
  2. A first plan, general outline

ground plate noun

The bottom horizontal timber to which the frame of a building is secured

groundˈplot noun

  1. The plot of ground on which a building stands
  2. A method of calculating the position of an aircraft by relating the ground speed and time on course to the starting position

ground-position indicator noun

An instrument which continuously displays the dead-reckoning position of an aircraft

ground provisions plural noun (W Indies)

Starchy vegetables such as breadfruit and sweet potatoes

groundˈprox noun

A device, fitted to large passenger aircraft, which warns the pilot when altitude falls below a given level (ground proximity warning system)

ground rent noun

Rent paid to a landowner for the right to the use of the ground for a specified term, usually 99 years in England

groundˈ-robin noun

The chewink

ground rule noun

  1. A basic rule of procedure
  2. A modifying (sports) rule for a particular place or circumstance

ground run noun

The distance that an aircraft travels down the runway before lift-off or after touching down before reaching a stop

groundˈsel, groundˈsill or (obsolete) groundˈsell noun

The lowest timber of a structure, a ground plate, sleeper or soleplate

groundˈsheet noun

A waterproof sheet spread on the ground in a tent, etc

groundskeeper see groundsman below.

groundˈ-sloth noun

A large extinct ground-dwelling sloth

groundsˈman or sometimes groundˈman noun

  1. A person whose job is to take care of a cricket ground or a sportsfield, etc (also (US) groundsˈkeeper)
  2. An aerodrome mechanic

groundˈspeed noun (aeronautics)

The speed of an aircraft relative to the ground

ground squirrel noun

The chipmunk or hackee, or any of several burrowing rodents

ground staff noun

  1. Aircraft mechanics, etc, whose work is on the ground (also ground crew)
  2. A paid staff of players (cricket)
  3. People employed to look after a sportsfield

ground state noun

The state of a nuclear system, atoms, etc when at their lowest (or normal) energy

ground storey see ground floor above.

ground stroke noun (tennis)

A return played after the ball has bounced

groundˈswell noun

  1. A broad, deep undulation of the ocean caused by a distant gale or earthquake
  2. A gathering movement, as of public or political opinion or feeling, which is evident although the cause or leader is not known

ground tackle noun

Tackle for securing a vessel at anchor

groundˈ-to-airˈ adjective

(of a missile) aimed and fired from the ground at a target in the air

ground water noun

Water naturally in the subsoil or occupying space in rocks

ground wave noun

A radio wave which passes directly between a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna

groundˈwork noun

  1. That which forms the ground or foundation of anything
  2. The basis
  3. Essential preparatory work
  4. The first principle
  5. The ground of painting (art)

ground zero noun

  1. The point on the ground directly under the explosion of a nuclear weapon in the air
  2. A completely new beginning (figurative)

break ground

  1. To begin working untouched ground
  2. To take the first step in any project

break new (or fresh) ground

To be innovative

cover a lot of ground

To make good progress

cover the ground

To treat a topic, etc adequately

cut or take the ground from under someone or from under someone's feet

To anticipate someone's arguments or actions and destroy their force

down to the ground see under down1

fall to the ground

To come to nothing

forbidden ground

An unmentionable topic

gain ground

  1. To advance
  2. To become more widely influential
  3. To spread

give ground

To fall back, retreat (lit and figurative)

go to ground

  1. (of an animal) to enter its burrow, hole, etc
  2. To go into hiding

hold or stand one's ground

To stand firm

home ground

Familiar territory

into the ground

To the point of exhaustion

(let in) on the ground floor

(to admit) on the same terms as the original promoters, or at the start (of a business venture, etc)

lose ground

  1. To fall back
  2. To decline in influence, etc

off the ground

Started, under way

on firm (or shaky) ground

In a strong (or weak) position

on one's own (or home) ground

In circumstances with which one is familiar

on the ground

In the world of practical reality

prepare the ground

To ease the way for, facilitate the progress of, something (with for)

run to ground

To hunt out, track down

shift one's ground

To change one's standpoint in a situation or argument

stand /stand/

intransitive verb (pat and pap stood; Scot stoodˈen, studdˈen; infinitive, Spenser, standˈen)
  1. To be, become, or remain upright, erect, rigid, or still
  2. To be on, or rise to, one's feet
  3. To be a particular height, as in He stands six feet tall
  4. To be steadfast
  5. To have or take a position
  6. To assume the attitude and duties of (guard, sentinel)
  7. To be or remain
  8. To be set or situated
  9. To be likely, be in a position (to lose or gain something)
  10. To come to a stop, be stationary or remain still
  11. Used with and to introduce a second verb, eg stand and stare
  12. To be set down
  13. To hold a course or direction (with for; nautical)
  14. To hold good
  15. To endure, continue to exist
  16. To be, at the moment in question, as in the score stands at 3 to 1, as things stand
  17. To be a representative, representation or symbol (with for)
  18. To be a candidate (with for)
  19. (of a vehicle) to park, wait (N American)
transitive verb
  1. To withstand
  2. To tolerate
  3. To endure
  4. To sustain
  5. To suffer, undergo
  6. To abide by
  7. To be at the expense of, offer and pay for
  8. To station, cause to stand
  9. To set erect, in place, or in position
noun
  1. An act, manner, or place of standing
  2. A taking up of a position for resistance
  3. Resistance
  4. An attitude or position adopted
  5. The partnership of any two batsmen at the wicket, the period of time of the partnership, or the runs made during it (cricket)
  6. A standing position
  7. A standstill
  8. A stoppage
  9. A post, station
  10. A stall or position occupied by a trader or an organization at an exhibition, for the display of goods, etc
  11. A place, sometimes under cover, for awaiting game
  12. A place for vehicles awaiting hire
  13. A structure, with or without a roof, with sitting or standing accommodation for spectators, eg at a football or rugby game
  14. A stop on tour to give one or more performances, or the place where it is made (theatre)
  15. A platform
  16. A witness box (N American)
  17. A base or structure for setting things on
  18. A piece of furniture for hanging things from
  19. A company of plovers
  20. A complete set, esp (Scot) a suit of clothes or armour
  21. A shearer's position in a shed (Aust and NZ)
  22. A standing growth or crop
  23. A young tree left standing
  24. A tub or vat
ORIGIN: OE standan; Gothic standan; cf Ger stehen, Gr histanai to place, L stāre to stand

standeeˈ noun

  1. A person standing as opposed to sitting (esp US)
  2. A cardboard figure that is able to stand upright

standˈer noun

standˈing adjective

  1. Established
  2. Settled
  3. Permanent
  4. Fixed
  5. Stagnant
  6. Erect
  7. Having a base
  8. Done as one stands
  9. From a standing position, without preliminary movement (eg standing jump, standing start)
noun
  1. The action of someone who or something that stands
  2. Duration or continuance
  3. A place to stand in or on
  4. Position, status or reputation in one's profession or in society
  5. A current ranking within a graded scale, esp in sport
  6. A right or capacity to sue or maintain an action

standˈ-alone adjective

(of a system, device, etc) able to operate unconnected to and unaided by any other

noun

A stand-alone system or device

standˈ-by noun

  1. That which, or someone whom, one relies on or readily resorts to
  2. Something or someone available for use in an emergency (see also on stand-by below)

adjective

(of an airline passenger, ticket, fare, etc) occupying, or for, an aircraft seat not booked in advance but taken as available, usu with some price reduction, at the time of departure

standˈ-down noun (military)

  1. A return to normal duties after an alert
  2. An off-duty period

standˈer-by noun (pl standˈers-by) (Shakespeare)

A bystander

stand first noun (press)

An introductory paragraph in bigger and/or bolder type summarizing the contents of a newspaper or magazine article

standˈ-in noun

A substitute

standing bed noun

A high bedstead, not a truckle bed

standing committee noun

One permanently established to deal with a particular matter

standing crop noun

  1. A growing crop
  2. The total biomass in a particular environment at a particular time

standing joke noun

A subject that raises a laugh whenever it is mentioned

standing-off dose noun (radiology)

The absorbed dose after which occupationally exposed radiation workers must be transferred to duties not involving further exposure

standing order noun

  1. An instruction from a customer to his or her bank to make regular payments from his or her account (also called banker's order)
  2. An order placed with a shopkeeper, etc for the regular supply of a newspaper or other goods
  3. A military order with long-term application
  4. (in pl) regulations for procedure adopted by a legislative assembly (also standing rules)

standing ovation noun

Applause from an audience that rises to its feet in its enthusiasm

standing rigging noun

The fixed ropes in a ship

standˈing-room noun

Room for standing, without a seat

standing stone noun (archaeology)

A great stone set erect in the ground, thought to be of religious significance to prehistoric peoples

standing wave noun

  1. The pattern of maxima and minima when two sets of oppositely travelling waves of the same frequency interfere with each other (physics)
  2. (in pl) a long-lasting layered cloud-formation seen in hilly regions (meteorology)

standˈ-off noun

  1. A rugby halfback who stands away from the scrum as a link between scrum-half and the three-quarters (also stand-off half)
  2. A tie, draw or deadlock (chiefly N American)
  3. Any object that stands, projects or holds another a short distance away, eg on a ladder, an attachment that holds it away from the surface supporting it

standˈoff adjective

  1. Standoffish (N American)
  2. (of a missile) capable of being released at a long distance from its target

standoffˈish adjective

Inclined to hold aloof, keep others at arm's length

standoffˈishness noun

stand oil noun

A drying oil used in paints, varnishes, etc

standˈout noun

Someone or something exceptional or of high quality

standpattˈer noun (US)

  1. Someone who refuses to accept or consider change
  2. A political diehard

standpattˈism noun

standˈpipe noun

  1. An open vertical pipe connected to a pipeline, to ensure that the pressure head at that point cannot exceed the length of the pipe
  2. A pipe fitted with a tap, used to obtain water, eg from an attached hose

standˈpoint noun

A viewpoint

standˈstill noun

A complete stop

adjective

  1. Stationary
  2. Unmoving
  3. Forbidding or refraining from movement

standstill agreement noun

An agreement between parties to respect the status quo, esp granting more time for repayment of a debt

standˈ-to noun

A precautionary parade or taking of posts

standˈ-up adjective

  1. Erect
  2. Done or taken in a standing position
  3. (of a fight) in earnest
  4. Delivering, or consisting of, a comic monologue without feed or other support

noun

  1. Stand-up comedy
  2. One who performs this
  3. Something that stands upright, either independently or with a support to hold it in position
  4. A broken date (between two people) (informal)

all standing

  1. Everything remaining as it stands
  2. Without unrigging
  3. Fully clad

it stands to reason

It is only logical to assume

make a stand

To halt and offer resistance

one-night stand see under one

on stand-by

In readiness to provide assistance, or work, in an emergency

stand against

To resist

stand by

  1. To support
  2. To adhere to, abide by
  3. To be at hand
  4. To hold oneself in readiness
  5. To prepare to work at
  6. To look on without taking action

stand down

  1. To leave the witness box
  2. (esp of a member or members of the armed forces) to go off duty
  3. To withdraw from a contest or from a controlling position

stand fast

To be unmoved

stand fire

To remain steady under the fire of an enemy (also figurative)

stand for

  1. To be a candidate for
  2. To direct the course towards (nautical)
  3. To be a sponsor for
  4. To represent, symbolize
  5. To champion
  6. To put up with, endure (informal)

stand from (nautical)

To direct the course from

stand in

  1. To cost
  2. To become a party
  3. To have an understanding, be in league
  4. To deputize, act as a substitute (with for)

stand in with

To support, act together with

stand low (printing)

To fall short of the standard height

stand off

  1. To keep at a distance
  2. To direct the course from (nautical)
  3. To forbear compliance or intimacy (Shakespeare)
  4. To suspend temporarily from employment

stand off and on (nautical)

To sail away from shore and then towards it

stand on

  1. To continue on the same tack or course (nautical)
  2. To insist on
  3. To set store by (see also under ceremony)
  4. To behove
  5. To found upon

stand one's ground

To maintain one's position

stand one's hand, stand sam (informal), stand shot and stand treat

To treat the company, esp to drinks

stand on one's own (two) feet

To manage one's own affairs without help

stand out

  1. To project, be prominent
  2. Not to comply, to refuse to yield, take an independent stand (with against or for)

stand over

  1. To keep (someone who is working, etc) under close supervision
  2. To postpone or be postponed

stand pat (US)

  1. To play one's hand in poker as it was dealt, without drawing any cards
  2. To adhere to an established, esp political, principle, resisting all compromise (figurative)

stand to

  1. To fall to, set to work
  2. To back up
  3. To uphold
  4. To take up a position in readiness for orders

stand to gain, win, etc

To be in a position to gain, win, etc

stand up

  1. To get to one's feet
  2. To take position for a dance
  3. To prove, or remain, valid
  4. To be clad (with in)
  5. To fail to keep an appointment with (informal)

stand up for

To support or attempt to defend

stand upon

  1. To stand on
  2. To attack (Bible)

stand up to

  1. To meet (an opponent, etc) face to face, to show resistance to
  2. To fulfil (an obligation, etc) fairly
  3. To withstand (hard wear, etc)

stand well

To be in favour

stand with

To be consistent
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