stand up for

基本解釋

He wanted to stand up for what he believed in.
他希望站出來支持自己相信的東西。
Together, let us listen to people –and stand up for their hopes and aspirations.
讓我們共同傾聽人民——成爲(wèi)他們的希望和願(yuàn)望的堅(jiān)定支持者。
Some women simply like to test you to see how well you stand up for yourself; others just like to exert their own power.
有些女人僅僅想測(cè)試一下你有多麼堅(jiān)持自我；另外一些則僅僅喜歡執(zhí)行他們自己的權(quán)力。

She says red shirt support is so strong because Mr.Thaksin taught country people to stand up for themselves.
Let us just say he is a person willing to stand up for and defend his family and friends.
我們可以將他歸爲(wèi),願(yuàn)意起身捍衛(wèi),家族與朋友的人。
耶魯公開課 - 政治哲學(xué)導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
And if you are prepared to stand up for about two and a half to three hours to watch a play,
而且你要準(zhǔn)備好了站上大約兩個(gè)半小時(shí)到三個(gè)小時(shí)，去看一場(chǎng)戯劇，
莎士比亞環(huán)球劇院 - SpeakingMax英語口語達(dá)人

We share his enthusiasm for civil liberties and his willingness to stand up for immigrants.
ECONOMIST: The British election

If you stand up for someone or something, you defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear.