stand up

立ち上がる

座ったり横になったりしている状態から立つこと。

やさしい英語で： You move from sitting or lying down to being on your feet.

• Please stand up.
• He stood up and opened the door.
• Can you stand up without help?

類義語： get up, rise

反対語： sit down, lie down

よく使う表現： stand up slowly, stand up straight, stand up together

すっぽかす

事前に知らせず、約束した相手との待ち合わせに行かないこと。

やさしい英語で： You fail to meet someone as agreed, without telling them beforehand.

• She stood me up.
• I waited an hour before realizing I'd been stood up.
• Have you ever stood someone up on a date?

使い方： stand someone up (He stood me up at the restaurant.)

類義語： fail to meet

よく使う表現： stand someone up, stand up a date

立てる

物を動かして直立した状態にすること。

やさしい英語で： You move an object so that it is upright.

• Stand the bottle up.
• We stood the sofa up on its end.
• Can you stand that board up against the wall?

使い方： stand something up (Stand the fallen sign up again.)

類義語： set upright, raise

反対語： lay down

よく使う表現： stand something up, stand up a bottle, stand up a board

成り立つ、通用する

考えや説明、主張が詳しく調べられても筋が通っていること。

やさしい英語で： An idea, explanation, or claim still seems true when people examine it carefully.

• His story doesn't stand up.
• The evidence stood up in court.
• Will that argument stand up to closer examination?

使い方： stand up to something (Her explanation stood up to careful examination.); stand up under something (The claim did not stand up under questioning.)

類義語： hold up, hold water

よく使う表現： stand up in court, stand up to scrutiny, stand up under questioning

持ちこたえる、長持ちする

長い時間や繰り返しの使用に耐え、役に立ち続けること。

やさしい英語で： Something stays strong or useful after a long time or a lot of use.

• These bags stand up well.
• The old chairs have stood up to years of use.
• Will this fabric stand up to daily washing?

使い方： stand up to something (These boots stand up to heavy use.)

類義語： last, endure, hold up

反対語： wear out

よく使う表現： stand up well, stand up over time, stand up to wear

結婚式で付添人を務める

相手の結婚式で付添人などの正式な役を務めること。

やさしい英語で： You take part in someone's wedding as their best man or another official helper.

• Will you stand up for me at my wedding?
• She stood up with her best friend when she married.
• Both brothers stood up for the groom.

使い方： stand up for someone at their wedding (She stood up for her sister at the wedding.); stand up with someone (His brother agreed to stand up with him.)

類義語： serve as an attendant

よく使う表現： stand up for someone, stand up at weddings