standing
adjective /ˈstændɪŋ/
/ˈstændɪŋ/
[only before noun]Idioms - done from a position in which you are standing rather than sitting or running
站着进行的 - a standing jump/start
立定跳远;站立式起跑 - The speaker got a standing ovation (= people stood up to clap after the speech).
演讲者赢得了听众的起立鼓掌。
- a standing jump/start
- existing or arranged permanently, not formed or made for a particular situation
长期存在的;永久性的;常设的 - a standing army
常备军 - (British English) a standing charge (= an amount of money that you pay regularly in order to use a service, such as gas or water)
长期支付的开销 - a standing committee
常务委员会 - It’s a standing joke (= something that a group of people regularly laugh at).
那是一个活笑柄。 - We have a standing invitation to visit them anytime.
他们邀请我们随时去他们家做客。
see also free-standing - a standing army
Idioms
from a standing start
- (used about beginning a project or task) from an initial position in which none of the necessary elements are in place
站着进行的 - The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years.
航天工程 10 年前从零起步,10 年后登上了月球。
- The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years.