stand to reason . follow as a matter of course理所当然地（会）做
If he supports the trade unions，then it stands to reason that he will vote Labour．如果他支持工会的话，那么他理所当然会支持工党。
Joe is intelligent and studies hard；it stands to reason that he will pass the examination．乔既聪明又用功，他考试肯定会及格的。
stand up . rise to or be on one's feet起立
Stand up when the judge enters the court．法官到庭时要起立致意。
He told the men to stand up straight．他要那些人站直。
stand up . remain upright耸立；立起
The church tower stands up very well．教堂的尖塔高高地耸立着。
He stood the statue up in a corner．他把塑像竖在屋角。
stand up . withstand use or wear耐用（穿）
Do you think this dress material will stand up well under such conditions? 你认为这种衣服料子在这样的环境下是否很耐穿?
The leather in these shoes will stand up much better than the leather in those you just tried on．这双鞋子的皮质比你刚才试穿的那双鞋的皮质要耐穿得多。
stand up . fail to appear；leave somebody waiting at an appointment失约
Jim said he'd be at the station，but he stood me up．吉姆说他要去车站的，但他失约了。
After waiting for two hours，John began to realize that Helen had stood him up．等了两个小时以后，约翰开始意识到海伦失约了。
stand up . be accepted as true or be able to withstand an investigation站得住脚
The charges against him will not stand up in court．对他的指控在法庭上将站不住脚。
What is false can never stand up．假的东西总是站不住脚的。
stand up for . support；speak in favor of支持；替…说话
Will you stand up for me? 你会支持我吗?
When the boss wanted to dismiss Bill the other workers all stood up for him．当老板要开除比尔时，其他工人全部为他说话。
stand up for . defend；insist upon保护；坚持
He always stands up for women's rights．他一贯维护妇女的权益。
We must stand up for truth and correct mistakes．我们必须坚持真理，修正错误。
stand up to . resist；face抵抗；勇敢地面对；经受住
Mary finds it difficult to stand up to her husband．玛丽发现她很难对付得了她丈夫。
Will the chair stand up to your weight? 这椅子能吃得住你的重量吗?
They launched fierce attacks on Mary，but she stood up to this undaunted．他们对玛丽进行了猛烈攻击，但她毫不畏惧地顶住了。
stand up to . match in quality同…相抗衡
This doesn't stand up to the products of other firms．这种产品无法与其他公司的产品抗衡。
stare at . look at with fixed eyes凝视
Why are you staring at me? 你为什么盯着我看?
stare in the face . be about to happen to somebody 迫在眉睫
Grandfather became very sick and death was staring him in the face．祖父病情严重，生命危在旦夕。
stare in the face . be easy to see；be plain显然易见
The facts stare us in the face．事实明摆在我们面前。
You said you couldn't find the key，but it is staring you in the face．你说找不到钥匙，可它就在你的面前。
start back . begin a return journey开始返回
What time do we have to start back? 我们必须什么时候回去?
They started back immediately when they got the news．他们听到消息后就立即返回去了。
start for . begin a journey to a place出发
When do you start for London? 你何时动身去伦敦?
He started for home at six p．m．他下午六时动身回家。
start for . become a candidate for参加…的竞选
He has started for a seat in the National Assembly．他已开始竞选国民大会代表。
start from . come out of quickly从…很快出来
Blood started from the wound．血从伤口流出。
start from . begin a journey from从…出发
The climbers started from the village at daybreak．登山队员们黎明前从那村庄出发了。
start in . set to work，开始（工作等）
She started in as a typist but soon became a secretary．开始她当打字员，不久就任秘书了。
It started in to rain again．又下起雨来了。
He started in drinking again．他又开始喝酒了。
start in . give a first job to（使）开始任职
The bank started him in as a clerk．这家银行雇他先当办事员。
start in . begin to criticize，scold，开始批评、责备等
The boys were hardly settled in the classroom when the monitor started in on them for coming late．男孩们还没在教室里坐定，班长就开始责备他们，说他们来迟了。
start off. start out . begin a journey；depart离开；出发
Having missed the last bus，we had to start off walking．我们没有赶上最后一班车，只得步行。
We started out at eight a．m．and arrived at seven p．m．我们早上八点出发，下午七点到。
start off. start out . begin doing something 开始
Whatever you do，don't start off crying again．不管干什么，可别再哭了。
The writer started out to write a novel．那位作家着手写一部长篇小说。
The dictionary starts off with the letter A．词典是从字母A开始的。
Don't let him Start off on his holiday stories again or we'll be here all night．不要让他再谈他的假期经历，否则我们又得在这儿呆一个晚上。