stand for

stand for

verb

1. tolerate or bear

e.g. I won't stand for this kind of behavior!

Synonym: hold still for

2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model
be a symbol

e.g. What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?

Synonym: typifysymbolizesymboliserepresent

3. denote or connote

e.g. `maison' means `house' in French
An example sentence would show what this word means

Synonym: meanintendsignify

4. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

e.g. Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin

Synonym: representcorrespond

1. (某个字母)是…的缩写，代表，表示
If you say that a letter stands for a particular word, you mean that it is an abbreviation for that word.

e.g. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
e.g. What does EU stand for?
EU代表什么？

2. 支持，主张，代表(某种观点或态度)
The ideas or attitudes that someone or something stands for are the ones that they support or represent.

e.g. The party is trying to give the impression that it alone stands for democracy...
该党正试图让大家觉得只有它才是民主的代表。
e.g. He hates us and everything we stand for.
他仇恨我们以及我们的任何主张。

3. 不能容忍
If you will not stand for something, you will not allow it to happen or continue.

e.g. It's outrageous, and we won't stand for it any more.
这太不像话了，我们再也不能容忍下去了。

1. stand for是什么意思

1. 意指：这样,曾经是完整和有意义的符号体系被第二符号体系接管(take over),用来意指(stand for)新的概念. 也就是说,在最初符号序列中的能指因为转换到第二符号序列中,就能够形成新的所指,产生新的含义,而这样的过程巴特认为可以被无限制地重复.

2. 支持：stand against反对 | stand for支持... | stick to 粘着, 坚持

3. 代替,代表,意味着：stand by支持,帮助;袖手旁观 | stand for代替,代表,意味着 | stand out突出,显眼