stand up to是什么意思?
例句:
I am very disappointed in the quality of the product; it doesn't stand up to your advertisement.
stand up to sb/sth
经得起;抵抗;勇敢地面对
英文解释:
to defend yourself against a powerful person or organization when they treat you unfairly当一个有权势的人或组织不公平地对待你时,要保护自己to not allow yourself to be treated badly, especially by someone in authority不允许自己被不公平地对待,尤其是那些有权有势的人to refuse to accept unfair treatment from a person or organization拒绝接受个人或组织的不公平待遇。
例句:
Milly alone was brave enough to stand up to her.只有米莉有足够的勇气反抗她。He’ll respect you more if you stand up to him.如果你勇敢地面对他,他会更尊重你。He hit me, so I hit him back–the first time in my life I'd stood up to him.他打了我,所以我也打了他——这是我平生第一次反抗他。
这几个主流词典中的英文解释,主要偏向了“反抗,抵抗”的意思,即:
If you stand up to someone, especially someone more powerful than you are, you defend yourself against their attacks or demands.
如果你stand up to某人,尤其是比你更强大的人,你是为了保护自己免受他们的攻击或要求。
最后在柯林斯词典中找到了比较符合篇首例句中stand up to的解释:
If something stands up to bad conditions, it is not damaged or harmed by them.
如果某样东西经得起恶劣条件的考验,它就不会被这些条件破坏或伤害。
现在重新来看这句话:
I am very disappointed in the quality of the product; it doesn't stand up to your advertisement.
大概意思是:我对产品的质量非常失望,它与你的广告不符,你的广告经不起考验。
拓展:
stand up to和stand up for相差一个单词,意思却完全不同!
stand up for sth/sb:支持,坚持;拥护
英文解释:
to defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked捍卫或支持某一观点或某一被批评或攻击的人
例句:
You have to learn to stand up for yourself.你必须学会维护自己。/你要学会自立。You have to stand up for your rights - you can't let them walk all over you.你必须捍卫自己的权利——你不能让他们践踏你。
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