stand for

美 [stænd fɔːr] 英 [stænd fɔː]

stand for

Verb

express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol;

"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

denote or connote;

"`maison' means `house' in French"
"An example sentence would show what this word means"

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to;

"Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

tolerate or bear;

"I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

stand for近义词

represent signify symbolize guarantee brook have correspond mean symbolise intend typify