stand up to

英 [stænd ʌp tu]

美 [stænd ʌp tu]

经得住（不良状态）; 对抗，抗争（比自己强的人）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 经得住
  If somethingstands up tobad conditions, it is not damaged or harmed by them.
  1. Is this building going to stand up to the strongest gales?
     这座楼能经得住最强劲的大风吗？
• PHRASAL VERB 对抗，抗争，抗拒(尤指比自己强的人)
  If youstand up tosomeone, especially someone more powerful than you are, you defend yourself against their attacks or demands.
  1. He hit me, so I hit him back — the first time in my life I'd stood up to him...
     他打了我，所以我就还手了——有生以来我第一次反抗他。
  2. Women are now aware of their rights and are prepared to stand up to their employers.
     女性目前已经认识到了自己的权利，随时准备和她们的雇主抗争。

双语例句

• Why should stand up to dance?
  为什麽要站起来跳舞？
• We'll stand up to the project.
  我们都抵制这个工程。
• You're only a teacher! Don't stand up to a parent!
  你只是个教师！别以为是父母！
• Can he stand up to any serious test?
  他能经受住任何严重的考验吗？
• One day I'll stand up to my boss.
  总有一天我要反抗我的老板。
• I don't think this cheap carpet will stand up to much wear.
  我认为这条廉价的地毯经不起经常的磨损。
• We hope you will reduce your price so as to stand up to the competition.
  我们希望贵方降低价格以适应竞争。
• He's too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents.
  他太懦弱了，不能勇敢地面对他的对手。
• I say you and I go back down there and stand up to those guys.
  我说你和我下去，勇敢的跟那些家伙抗争。
• He's too weak to stand up to her.
  他太虚弱了不能和她站在一起。