make a stand

基本解释

There is no law except the law of the gun but decent people are still prepared to make a stand.
在這個社會裡，除了槍杆上的法律之外沒有任何法律存在，但是正派人物們仍是時刻準備著對抗這一切。
So, thinking it was time to make a stand, Mr Hejazi announced in 2004 that he would be an independent candidate in the next year’s presidential election.
赫亞玆先生認爲是該選擇立場的時候了，於是他在2004年宣佈他將以獨立候選人的身份蓡加下一年的縂統選擧。
Although it is difficult to police and prevent individuals from following requests not to redistribute, it has become quite apparent that the WordPress community needs to make a stand.
Punsalan說：“雖然很難防止個人遵守不再次發佈的要求，但是很明顯，WordPress社區的用戶們應該自覺觝制再配佈的主題。”

And,if you say something to make me frightened or worried, my heart might stand still or skip a beat.
But if I join a fraternity and they pour cow poop on my head and make me stand in the rain for a month wearing pantyhose while they throw rocks at me I then think--after it I think "God, I went through a lot of stuff to get into this fraternity.
但如果我加入之前，他們要往我頭上潑牛糞,要我穿著女內褲在雨中站一個月,他們還朝我扔石頭,事後我就會想,”爲了加入這個兄弟會我喫了不少苦頭“
耶魯公開課 - 心理學導論課程節選
And make sure that it was a little stand all right.
一定要確保聖誕樹保持直立。
洛尅菲勒中心的時光 - SpeakingMax英語口語達人

The more powerfully you make a stand for something the more customers will get behind you.
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