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词汇 stand up
释义
Idiom
stand upstand (someone) up
to fail to meet someone you had arranged to see.
Chuck and I had a date for dinner and he stood me up.The mayor stood up the visitors because of an emergency city council meeting.

Phr V
stand up
stands, standing, stood
stand up
to rise from a sitting or lying position to a standing position
I stood up to greet her.
stand-up
adjective (always before noun) a stand-up comedian is a person who tells jokes as a performance
The film stars Robin Williams, one of America's best stand-up comedians.She won an award for stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Festival.
if an idea or claim stands up, it is proved to be correct when it is examined carefullyoften + to
This theory may not stand up to close investigation.Do you think the evidence against him will stand up in court ? (= be accepted as correct in a court of law)
stand up sb or stand sb up
informal to fail to meet someone on purpose, especially someone with whom you were starting to have a romantic relationship
I waited for an hour outside the cinema before I realised I'd been stood up.There's nothing worse than being stood up.
stand up
verb
1
to fail to keep a social appointment or romantic engagement with someone US, 1902.
2
to refuse to co-operate when questioned by the police; to withstand pressure to confess US, 1971
idiomstand upstand up and be countedto say something or make your opinion clear, even if this is dangerous or might cause problems for you:If we are at fault, we must confess our guilt. We must stand up and be counted.An awful lot of people say they want things done, but they are reluctant to stand up and be counted.
phrasestand up1. stand up to move into a standing position after you have been sitting or lying down: A drunken fan sitting near me suddenly stood up and started yelling at the pitcher. When Regaldo stood up and moved toward the stage, security guards reached out to stop him. I stood up and started putting on my coat "Thanks for the tea. I'll give you a call next week." SIMILAR TO: get up OPPOSITE: sit down2. stand sb up to fail to meet someone after promising that you would meet them, especially someone that you were starting a romantic relationship with: It's not like Gina to just stand us up and not call. Tommy had been inside waiting and wondering why his date had stood him up. Looks like I've been stood up again.3. stand up if something stands up, it is proved to be true or correct, when people examine it closely or try to question it+ under The judge's decision is expected to stand up very well under any appeal the defendants try to make.stand up in court (=be successfully proved in a court of law) Is there enough evidence to make the accusations stand up in court? SIMILAR TO: hold up4. stand up to stay healthy in a difficult environment or stay in good condition after being used a lot: The trees stood up pretty well during the snowstorms this winter.5. stand up and be counted to clearly say what you think about something, even though doing this could be dangerous or cause trouble for you - used when saying that everyone in a group should do this: If we don't stand up and be counted, we're going to suffer the consequences.

stand up

1. To be in or arise into a standing position. I hope we don't have to stand up for much longer, my legs are getting tired. Tom, please stand up and tell the class about your vacation.
2. To pull or place someone or something into a standing or upright position. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stand" and "up." After I fell, my teacher stood me up and brushed off my jacket. OK, the bookshelf has been assembled. Let's stand it up and move it against the wall.
3. To fail to meet someone for a date, meeting, or appointment, especially without telling them. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "stand" and "up." I'm sorry I stood you up, but I had a family emergency last night. Tom is really bad about standing up his dates.
4. To remain or prove to be valid, credible, or defensible. The video definitely makes him look suspicious, but it wouldn't stand up in court. I just don't think her early work stands up in comparison to her modern masterpieces.
5. To have durability and longevity; to last over time. We've had this car for nearly 20 years, and it still stands up. It looks slick, but it won't stand up to the extreme conditions of the local environment.

stand someone up

 
1. to place someone into a standing position. I tried to stand him up, but he was just too tired. Let's try to stand up Timmy and get him awake.
2. to fail to show up for a meeting or a date. He stood her up once too often, so she broke up with him. Tom stood up Mary once, and she never forgave him.

stand up

 
1. to arise from a sitting or reclining position. He stood up and looked across the valley. she had been sitting for so long that it was a pleasure to stand up.
2. to be in a standing position. I've been standing up all day and I'm exhausted. I stood up throughout the whole trip because there were no more seats on the train.
3. to wear well; to remain sound and intact. This material just doesn't stand up well when it's washed. Her work doesn't stand up under close scrutiny.
4. [for an assertion] to remain believable. His testimony will not stand up in court. When the police checked the story, it did not stand up.

stand up

1. Remain valid, sound, or durable, as in His claim will not stand up in court, or Our old car stood up well over time. [Mid-1900s]
2. Fail to keep a date or appointment with, as in Al stood her up twice in the past week, and that will be the end of their relationship. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see stand up for; stand up to; stand up with.

stand up

v.
1. To rise to an upright position on the feet: When the judge entered the room, everyone stood up.
2. To cause something or someone to assume an upright position: I stood up the book on its end. The police tried to stand the drunken drivers up on their feet.
3. To remain valid, sound, or durable: The claim will not stand up in court. Our old car has stood up well over time.
4. To fail to keep a date or appointment with someone: My roommate stood up the prospective students who had wanted to tour the campus. My blind date stood me up, so I had to eat alone.
5. stand up for To defend or support someone or something: If you do not stand up for yourself, people will not respect you. The candidate stood up for the rights of migrant workers.
6. stand up to To confront someone or something fearlessly: The citizens were too afraid to stand up to the cruel dictator.
7. stand up with To act as best man, maid of honor, or matron of honor for some groom or bride at a wedding: I stood up with my old college roommate when he got married. She stood up with her sister at the wedding.

stand someone up

tv. to break a date by not showing up. He stood up his date while he played basketball with the guys.
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