stand for transitive verb [stand for sth] ① (denote) 表示 biǎoshì ▸ OUP stands for Oxford University Press OUP代表牛津大学出版社 ② (represent) 主张 zhǔzhāng ▸ I condemn fascism and all it stands for 我谴责法西斯主义以及它的一切主张 ③ (support) 支持 zhīchí ▸ a party that stands for racial equality 一个支持种族平等的政党 ④ informal (tolerate) 忍受 rěnshòu ▸ I will not stand for such outrageous behaviour 我不能容忍如此无礼的行为 ▸ to stand for sb doing sth; 容忍某人做某事 ▸ I will not stand for him behaving like that 我不能容忍他那样行事 |