"stand for something"通常意思是【支持某事】。
【stand for】用法
1.represent;mean
象征;代表;意指
The letters“U.S.A.”stand for “United States of America”.
字母U.S.A.表示
美利坚合众国。
I hate the woman and everything she stands for.
我恨那个女人以及她所代表的一切东西。
2.speak in favor of sth.
支持
John always stands for what is right.
约翰总是支持正确的事。
We stand for equality among all nations,big or small.
我们主张大小国家一律平等。
3.try to be elected for
竞选
Three men from London are standing for Parliament.
3 位伦敦人参加议会竞选。
She's standing for governor in the next election.
她准备参加竞选下一任州长。
4.permit;tolerate
允许;容忍
The teacher will not stand for fooling in the classroom.
老师不允许在教室里开玩笑。
I will not stand for behavior of that kind in my house.
我不允许在我家出现那种行为。
She stands for a lot of abuse from those children.
她忍受了那些孩子的许多辱骂。