take a stand 和 take sb's stand

take a stand 表明自己的立场
take sb's stand
是站在某人的立场
后面的是选择了一个人的观点表示支持
Take a stand in sth
Take a stand on sth
stand by
To be ready or available to act.
准备好或者能够行动
To wait for something, such as a broadcast, to resume.
等待（广播重新开始）
To remain uninvolved; refrain from acting:
不关心；不行动：
stood by and let him get away.
站在一边并让他逃脱
To remain loyal to; aid or support:
对…忠诚；帮助或者支持：
stands by her friends.
支持她的朋友
To keep or maintain:
保存或者维持：
stood by her decision.
坚持她的决心
stand down
Law To leave a witness stand.
【法律】 退出证人席
To withdraw, as from a political contest.
从政治争斗中退出来
To go off duty.
撤岗
stand for
To represent; symbolize.
代表；象征
To advocate or support:
倡导或者支持：
stands for freedom of the press.
倡导新闻的*
To put up with; tolerate:
接受；容忍：
We will not stand for impertinent behavior.
我们不会容忍不礼貌的行为
stand in
To act as a stand-in.
站在…之中
stand off
To stay at a distance; remain apart or aloof.
与人不亲近；疏远
To put off; evade.
阻挡；避开
Nautical To maintain a course away from shore.
【航海】 不靠近海岸行驶
stand on
To be based on; depend on:
基于,依靠于：建立在…之上；依靠于：
The success of the project stands on management's support of it.
这顶工程的成功依赖于管理部门的支持
To insist on observance of:
坚持遵守：
stand on ceremony; stand on one's rights.
拘泥于形式,讲究排场；坚持某人的权利
stand out
To protrude; project.
伸出；耸出
To be conspicuous, distinctive, or prominent.
引人注目的,清晰地显出
To refuse compliance or maintain opposition; hold out:
拒绝和解或者坚决反对；坚持：
stand out against a verdict.
坚决反对判决
Nautical To maintain a course away from shore.
【航海】 离开海岸行驶
stand over
To watch or supervise closely.
仔细地看或者监督
To hold over; postpone.
推延；耽误]
stand to
To take up positions for action.
支持行动
stand up
To remain valid, sound, or durable:
保持有效或不变坏：
His claim will not stand up in court. Our old car has stood up well over time.
他的话在法庭上无效我们的老车很长时间以来没坏
Informal To fail to keep a date with.
【非正式用语】 失约
stand a chance
To have a chance, as of gaining or accomplishing something.
有些可能得到或者完成某事
stand on (one's) own feet或
stand on (one's) two feet
To be independent and responsible for oneself.
独立自主和自立
stand pat
To refuse to change one's position or opinion.
拒绝改变某人位置或者意见
Games To play one's poker hand without drawing.
【游戏】 只用手中的牌玩而不再抓牌
stand to reason
To be consistent with reason:
是当然的：
It stands to reason that if we leave late, we will arrive late.
当然是如果我们离开晚了,我们就会晚到
stand up for
To side with; defend.
站到一边；保卫
stand up to
To confront fearlessly; face up to.
勇敢面对；顶得住
stand up with
To act as best man or maid of honor for (the groom or bride) at a wedding.
在婚礼中做男或女的傧相