stand in . take somebody 's place or job for a short time代替

she often stands in before a scene is being filmed．在正式拍摄一个场景前，她经常充当演员的替身。

He said be would stand in for me any time．他说他随时都愿意来替代我。

I'm standing in for the secretary while she is sick．秘书生病了，我在顶她的位置。

stand in line . line up .排队

The children stood in line until the teacher said they could move．孩子们列队站着，直到老师说他们可以走动了才解散。

 stand in with . be in conspiracy with；go shares with与…合谋；同…分担

He stands in with those people．他跟那些人勾结。

Let me stand in with you if it is expensive．如果贵的话，我来同你分担。

The politicians stand in with the saloon keepers．政客与酒吧老板有勾结。

 stand in with . be on good terms with和…友好

John stands in well with the teacher．约翰和老师相处得很好。

stand off . stay apart不靠近；呆在远处．

at parties Mr．Jones goes around talking to everyone but Mrs．Jones is shy and stands off．晚会上琼斯先生走来走去与大家交谈，可琼斯夫人却总是很腼腆地呆在一边。

stand off . keep somebody or something from coming near or winning使…不能靠近；使…不能赢

The other schools wanted to beat our team and win the championship，but our boys stood them all off．别的学校想击败我校球队而夺取冠军，但我校球员们把他们打得无一得逞。

stand off . dismiss，esp．for a short time，when there is no work to do .解雇

The management had to stand off a hundred men this week．资方本周不得不临时解雇一百个员工。

If the slump continues，more will be stood off．如果继续不景气的话，就会有更多的人被解雇。

 stand on one's own feet . depend on oneself独立；不依赖别人

After his father's death，Bob had to stand on his own feet and earn his own living．父亲死后，鲍勃只得自立谋生。

He offered to help me，but I said I would rather stand on my own feet．他提出帮我，但我说我宁愿自己干。

stand on one's rights . stick to one's rights坚持自己的权利

Although the teacher criticized her，she stood on her rights and argued back．尽管老师批评她，但她坚持自己的权利并予以反驳。

stand one's ground . stay and fight instead of running away坚守阵地

The enemy attacked in great numbers but our men stood their ground．敌人大举进攻，但我方战士仍坚守阵地。

stand one's ground . insist on one's opinion坚持自己的观点

John's friends said he was mistaken，but he stood his ground．约翰的朋友说他错了，但他仍坚持自己的观点。

stand out . project伸出；突出

The pot has two handles standing out．这个壶有两个突出的柄。

Her pale face stood out in the lamplight．在灯光下，她脸色显得特别苍白。

stand out . be noticeable；outstanding引人注目

They were all pretty，but she stood out among them．她们都很漂亮，但她却特别突出。

The primary colors stand out clearly from the others．主色衬着其它颜色特别醒目。

He is a tall，distinguished looking man who stands out in any crowd．他是一个魁梧英俊的人，在任何人群中都很突出。

It stands out a mile what has to be done．应该做什么再也明显不过了。

stand out . go on resisting or refuse to yield坚持抵抗或拒不妥协

He stands out against all persuasion．他坚持不听一切劝说。

The soldiers stood out against the enemy as long as they could．战士们全力抵抗敌人。

The workers are standing out for higher wages and better conditions．工人们正在坚持争取提高工资和改善生活条件。

stand over . watch closely严密监视

Ted's mother had to stand over him to get him to do his homework．泰德的母亲得监督他做家庭作业。

I hate having someone standing over me all the time．我讨厌别人总监督我。

stand over . be held over for later action推迟处理

The committee decided to let the proposal stand over until its next meeting·委员会决定把这项建议推迟到下次会议讨论。

The project is to stand over till next year．这项工程将延期到明年。

 stand to . prepare for action准备行动

The troops were ordered to stand to in case of attack．为了防备敌人的袭击，部队已接到命令准备行动。

He told his men to stand to．他告诉他的属下准备行动。

 stand to . keep（one's promise）信守（诺言）

I'll stand to my promise and tell you everything about her．我会信守诺言，把她的情况全都告诉你。

He always stands to his promise．他一贯遵守诺言。

 stand to . stick to（one's post，duty，）坚守（岗位、职责等）

Everyone of us should stand to his duty．我们每一个人都应坚守自己的职责。

 stand to . persist in；give support to坚持；支持

We always stand to the oppressed nations．我们永远站在被压迫民族一边。

In defiance of public opinion he stood to his guns．他无视公众舆论，固执己见。

We stand to it that whatever work we do，we must do it well．我们认为，无论做什么工作，都要把它做好。