stand for

英 [stænd fɔː(r)]

美 [stænd fɔːr]

（某个字母）是…的缩写，代表，表示; 支持，主张，代表（某种观点或态度）; 容忍

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB (某个字母)是…的缩写，代表，表示
If you say that a letterstands fora particular word, you mean that it is an abbreviation for that word.
1. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
  AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
2. What does EU stand for?
  EU代表什么？
PHRASAL VERB 支持，主张，代表(某种观点或态度)
The ideas or attitudes that someone or somethingstands forare the ones that they support or represent.
1. 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。
2. He hates us and everything we stand for.
  他仇恨我们以及我们的任何主张。
PHRASAL VERB 不能容忍
If you willnot stand forsomething, you will not allow it to happen or continue.
1. 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。

verb

tolerate or bear
1. I won't stand for this kind of behavior!
Synonym:hold still for
express indirectly by an image, form, or model
1. What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?
Synonym:typifysymbolizesymboliserepresent
denote or connote
1. `maison' means `house' in French
2. An example sentence would show what this word means
Synonym:meanintendsignify
take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
1. Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin
Synonym:representcorrespond

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。
You have to know where to stand for a good viewpoint.
你得知道站在哪里观察角度比较理想。
I won't stand for this rudeness, do you hear?
我不能容忍这种无礼举动，你听见了吗？
It's what we stand for, isn't it?
那就是我们所代表的，不是吗？
The voters should by now be in no doubt what the parties stand for
选民们现在应该确切知道各党派的主张了。
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写。
What do the letters N.B. stand for?
这两个字母代表什么？
We stand for equality and mutual respect between countries.
我们坚持国与国之间的平等和相互尊重。
That's what I want this country to stand for.
这是我希望这个国家所代表的。
I will not stand for this behavior in the courtroom.
我不允许在法庭上出现这样的行为。