stand for
柯林斯词典
1. PHRASAL VERB If you say that a letter stands for a particular word, you mean that it is an abbreviation for that word. (某字母) 是 (某詞的) 首字母縮寫
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS是的首字母縮寫。
2. PHRASAL VERB The ideas or attitudes that someone or something stands for are the ones that they support or represent. 代表 (某觀點或態度)
The party is trying to give the impression that it alone stands for democracy. 該黨正企圖讓人覺得衹有它才代表民主。
3. PHRASAL VERB If you will not stand for something, you will not allow it to happen or continue. 不能容忍[with neg]
It's outrageous, and we won't stand for it any more. 這太讓人氣憤了,我們再也不能容忍下去了。
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