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

• You've got to stand up to the boss if you want him to respect you.
  如果你要老板尊重你的话，你就必须勇敢地面对他。
• 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 believed that manhood required that I stand up to him, even if it meant fists.
  那时，我认为，我站起来向他成年，即使这意味着拳头。
• It's questionable whether she can stand up to such a severe test of her courage.
  她能不能通过对她勇气的严峻的考验还是问题。
• One day I'll stand up to my boss.
  总有一天我要反抗我的老板。
• Will this car stand up to winter conditions here?
  这汽车经得起这儿冬天的气候条件吗？
• 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。
• Why should stand up to dance?
  为什麽要站起来跳舞？
• How would this make up stand up to humid conditions?
  这化妆怎么在潮湿的环境顶得住呢？