stead
noun /sted/
/sted/
词源Old English stede ‘place’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stad ‘town’, German Statt ‘place’, Stadt ‘town’, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb stand.
Idioms Idioms
in somebody’s/something’s stead
- (formal) instead of somebody/something
代替某人(或某物) - Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead.
福克斯顿被解职,受命接替他的是约翰 · 史密斯。
- Foxton was dismissed and John Smith was appointed in his stead.
stand somebody in good stead
- to be useful or helpful to somebody when needed
(需要时)对某人有用,对某人有利 - Your languages will stand you in good stead when it comes to finding a job.
你懂得几种语言,找工作时就会显出优势。
- Your languages will stand you in good stead when it comes to finding a job.