Stand这个字有许多意思,美国人也用的很多。在我查的一本字典里,stand这个字有六十九种不同的含义。所以,很显然,今天我们讲的只能局限于stand这个字的几种用法。我们今天要讲的习惯用语就是:to stand up someone. 大家可能都会说stand up. 这不就是“站起来‘的意思吗?是的,一点也没错。但是,to stand up后面再加一个“某人”,那它的意思就完全不同了。To stand up someone就是一个人没有能按时去赴重要的约会,特别是和女朋友或男朋友的约会。这里要请大家注意的是,to stand up someone也可以把最后两个字颠倒一下,成为: to stand someone up. 这种to stand someone up的情况甚至在举行婚礼的时候都可能发生。下面就是一个例子。这是新郎在说话。
例句: Mary was two hours late for our wedding and I was afraid she had stood me up. But she finally got there, her head all bandaged -- she'd been in an auto accident on her way to church!
例句: I really love Joan. We've been dating for over two years now. But I simply can't stand the way she always stands me up. Last month, I waited in front of the theater for an hour without seeing her shadow. I've finally decided to break up with her.