代表，象征：表示某事物代表或象征另一事物。
支持，拥护：表示对某人或某事物的支持或拥护。
忍受，容忍：表示能够忍受或容忍某事物。
stand for // [ standing stood stands ]
动词词组 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 (某词的) 首字母缩写
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
AIDS是的首字母缩写。
动词词组 The ideas or attitudes that someone or something stands for are the ones that they support or represent. 代表 (某观点或态度)
The party is trying to give the impression that it alone stands for democracy.
该党正企图让人觉得只有它才代表民主。
动词词组 If you will not stand for something, you will not allow it to happen or continue. 不能容忍
It's outrageous, and we won't stand for it any more.
这太让人气愤了，我们再也不能容忍下去了。
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
同义词： represent / correspond
tolerate or bear
同义词： hold still for
向…航行，向…方向行驶
...那些信条-世界上所有不计(irrespective)种族、信仰、教育、地位或职业的善良的人们（all good men and women）所代表(stand for)的信条-而且正是为了这些信条，他们中许多人正在忍受折磨(suffer for)，甚至正在死去。 16.
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... stand by支持；袖手旁观；准备；站在旁边 stand for代表；支持；象征；担任…的候选人 stand out突出；站出来；坚持到底；坚决反对 ...
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代表；支持；象征；担任…的候选人
encourage / indicate / carry / support of
What do two "ninths" meeting together stand for?
两个“九”聚在一起代表什么？
The new teacher won't stand for any nonsense.
这位新教师不会容忍任何无礼行为。
I was sitting in the stand for the first game.
我当时正坐在看台上观看首场比赛。
She could stand for hours making her way little by little toward the desired object that was selling below cost.
VOA : special.2009.09.05
I think the only way we can stand for our values is to have a policy consistent with those values.
我认为我们唯一能坚持我们价值观的方法是,制定一套与这些价值观相统一的政策。
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And if you are prepared to stand up for about two and a half to three hours to watch a play,
而且你要准备好了站上大约两个半小时到三个小时，去看一场戏剧，
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 莎士比亚环球剧院
He said,"What is the use of being elected or re-elected, if you don't stand for something."
VOA : special.2010.05.20
"We really stand for peace, and peace is what matters the most, and we believe the symbolism of being close to the site that had so much tragedy animating from it is the very sitethat we believe will bring about much healing."
VOA : standard.2010.08.03
Believe in what you stand for and put yourself to the test every day.
When you get 30 miles outside Silicon Valley, everyone knows what we stand for.
Brands are a culmination of how people perceive you and what you stand for.
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