stance

英 [stæns]

美 [stæns]

n.  (公开表明的)观点，态度，立场; (尤指体育运动中的)站立姿势

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Collins.2 / BNC.3715 / COCA.4447

牛津词典

noun

• （公开表明的）观点，态度，立场
  the opinions that sb has about sth and expresses publicly
  1. What is the newspaper's stance on the war?
     那家报纸对这场战争持什么立场？
• （尤指体育运动中的）站立姿势
  the way in which sb stands, especially when playing a sport

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 态度;立场
  Yourstanceon a particular matter is your attitude to it.
  1. The Congress had agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle...
     国会已同意重新考虑其对武装斗争的态度。
  2. They have maintained a consistently neutral stance...
     他们一直持中立态度。
  3. His stance towards the story is quite similar to ours.
     他对该报道的态度和我们很相像。
• N-COUNT 站姿
  Yourstanceis the way that you are standing.
  1. Take a comfortably wide stance and flex your knees a little...
     双腿适度分开站立，双膝稍稍弯曲。
  2. The woman detective shifted her stance from one foot to another.
     女侦探改变了站姿，把重心从一只脚移到另一只脚。

英英释义

noun

• standing posture
• a rationalized mental attitude
  Synonym:positionposture

双语例句

• The Congress had agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle
  国会已同意重新考虑其对武装斗争的态度。
• The changed stance, which follows intense lobbying by the banks, will be criticised by hardline reformers.
  银行的大力游说促使该委员会转变了立场，这将招致强硬的改革派人士的批评。
• This is our stance.
  我们的立场就是如此。
• He told wavering colleagues the country must back the Government's stance.
  他告诉那些犹豫不决的同僚们，国家必须支持政府的立场。
• His stance towards the story is quite similar to ours.
  他对该报道的态度和我们很相像。
• His principled stance and the moral force that underpinned it were decisive in dismantling the system of apartheid.
  在废除种族隔离制度的过程中，他的原则立场以及支撑这一立场的道义力量发挥了决定性的作用。
• He said the president's cautious stance has bipartisan support.
  他说，奥巴马总统的谨慎立场得到美国两大政党的支持。
• Report on and analyse your government's stance on treaty negotiations.
  报道和分析你的政府对条约谈判的立场。
• There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance
  好像有越来越多的人支持领导层采取更为强势的立场。
• The president has adopted a tough stance on terrorism.
  总统对恐怖主义采取强硬姿态。