| 词组 | stand up |
| 释义 | stand up 1. 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 down 2. 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 up 4. 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. |
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