[] to be in a particular situation, position, etc.处于；位于◆Our market share stands at about 23%.我们的市场份额达到约 23%。◆Where do you stand on(= what's your opinion of) this issue?你对这个问题持什么观点？if an offer, a decision, etc., that you have made earlier stands, it is still valid（出价、决定等）有效，保持不变◆Their offer to buy the company still stands.他们购买这家公司的报价仍然有效。to be in a situation where you are likely to do sth可能◆They stand to make a lot of money from this deal.他们很有可能从这笔交易中赚大钱。●ˌstand or ˈfall by/on sthto be successful or fail because of one particular thing由…决定命运；成败系于◆Fund managers make decisions and stand or fall by the results.基金经理们作出决策，经营业绩决定其命运。●stand ˈpatto stay the same and not change; to refuse to change坚持◆The unemployment rate stood pat at 4%.失业率维持在 4%。●stand the test of ˈtimeto prove to be successful, popular, etc. over a long period of time经受住时间的考验●ˌstand ˈbyto be ready for action待命◆We have an IT engineer standing by in case the system crashes.我们有一位信息技术工程师随时待命以防系统崩溃。➡standby ●ˌstand ˈdownto leave a job or position辞职；下台◆Eric Marsh stood down as chairman after ten years.十年之后埃里克 • 马什辞去了董事长职务。●ˈstand for sth (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to be short for or a symbol of sth代表；象征◆What does RSI stand for?RSI 代表什么？●ˌstand ˈin (for sb)to take sb's place代替◆My boss couldn't go to the conference so I stood in for her.我的老板不能参加那场会议，因此我替她去参加。SYNdeputize