where you stand

where you stand
8. where you stand
(what you think) 态度；立场
- He still hasn't said where he stands. 他还没有说他是什么态度。
9. to know where you stand
(understand your situation) 知道在别人眼里被如何看待
- No one knows where they stand with him. 谁也不知道他是怎样看待他们的。
10. (be in a particular state) [building, person, organization +] 处于(某种状况或局面)
- The house had stood empty for years. 那所房子已经空置好几年了。
- Most of the factories are standing idle. 大多数工厂没什么活儿干。
- He spoke of the need for the Party to stand united. 他谈到了全党需要保持团结。
- Armed guards stand ready for any possible attack. 武装警卫随时准备应对可能发生的攻击。
11. (remain valid) [offer, decision, law +] 保持有效；继续有效
- Our original offer still stands. 我们原先的报价仍然有效。
12. (in height) 直立时高度为
- She stood five feet five inches tall and weighed 120 pounds. 她身高5英尺5英寸, 体重120磅。
- The dam will stand 200 metres high. 大坝将会有200米高。
13. sb stands to do sth
(is likely to) 某人很可能做某事
- Married couples stand to gain from this tax cut. 已婚夫妇有望从这项减税中获益。
- As many as 3,000 workers stand to lose their jobs. 多达3,000名工人可能会失去工作。
14. <英> (as candidate) 参加竞选；成为候选人
- She was invited to stand as the Liberal candidate. 她应邀作为自由党候选人参选。
15. (collect) (水等)积聚, 停滞
- If water has been standing in pipework for some hours it may have a metallic taste. 如果水在管道系统中滞留数小时, 便会带有金属味道。
See also: standing water
16. 【海】 (in a particular direction) (朝特定方向)航行
- We were standing for Madeira when the storm broke. 暴风雨突然来临时, 我们正在向马德拉群岛航行。
17. 【猎】 (point) (枪猎犬)头指猎物站定
See: stand

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