to stand for

基本解释

Who is this bland, timid guy who doesn’t seem to stand for anything in particular?
那位平淡而怕事，尤其是什么也代表不了的人究竟是谁？
To every New Yorker, and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for, I sincerely apologize.
我向每一个纽约人和所有相信我所代表的价值观的人表示诚挚的道歉。
"I want to thank you for the positive reaction to the proposal for me to stand for Russian president," Mr Putin told delegates after Mr Medvedev suggested he should be a candidate.
在梅德韦杰夫建议普京参选之后，普京告诉他的代表团”你们对于提议让我参加总统选举所做出的积极反应，我想说声谢谢！

"But from where we stand, for the very first time, we are beginning to see glimmers of hope."
They came to stand for ministers, they came to signify allegorically ministers as well.
也开始作为神职人员的代表出现，他们非常讽喻性的代表着那些神职人员。
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You wrote: I grew up believing that ours was a country that try to stand for good in the world and that upheld the fundamental values that bind us together as a nation.
你写到：,在我的成长过程中，我一直都相信，“,我们的国家,在世界上是一个象征美好的国家,我们主张基本的价值观,这些价值将我们凝结成一个民族。
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Your brand has to stand for something different relative to other brands in your category.
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