stand

立つ

体重を足で支え、体を起こした姿勢でいる。

やさしい英語で： To be upright with your body supported by your feet.

• Please stand here.
• We stood in a queue for an hour.
• Can you stand on one leg?

使い方： stand on something (She stood on one leg.); stand up (Please stand up when your name is called.)

反対語： sit, lie

よく使う表現： stand up, stand still, stand on something

耐える、我慢する

嫌なことを、ひどく取り乱さずに受け入れたり耐えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To accept or deal with something unpleasant without becoming too upset.

• I cannot stand this noise.
• She could not stand the pain any longer.
• Can you stand working in such heat?

使い方： can’t stand someone/something (I can’t stand that smell.); can’t stand doing something (She can’t stand waiting in long queues.); can’t stand it when ... (He can’t stand it when people shout.)

類義語： bear, tolerate, put up with

よく使う表現： cannot stand something, stand the heat, stand someone doing something

止まっている、留まる

動かずに同じ場所にいる。

やさしい英語で： To stay in one place without moving.

• The train stood still.
• Water stood in the empty bucket overnight.
• Their car has stood in the driveway for weeks.

類義語： remain, stay

反対語： move

よく使う表現： stand still, stand idle, stand empty

台、スタンド

物を支えたり、決まった位置に保ったりするための道具。

やさしい英語で： An object that holds something up or keeps it in a particular position.

• Put the camera on its stand.
• She adjusted the music stand before playing.
• These wooden stands hold plants by the window.

類義語： support, holder

よく使う表現： music stand, camera stand, display stand

抵抗、防戦

何かを守ったり他者に抵抗したりする、断固とした態度や行動。

やさしい英語で： A firm position or effort to defend something or resist others.

• We must make a stand here.
• The soldiers made their last stand at the bridge.
• Her stand against the cuts inspired the whole community.

使い方： make a stand against something (The villagers made a stand against the invading army.)

類義語： resistance, defence

よく使う表現： make a stand, last stand, take a stand, firm stand

証言台

裁判所で、証人が質問に答えるために座ったり立ったりする場所。

やさしい英語で： The place in a court where a witness sits or stands to answer questions.

• The witness took the stand.
• She spent two hours on the stand.
• Who will be called to the stand next?

類義語： witness box

よく使う表現： witness stand, take the stand, on the stand