| 词汇 | stand to attention |
| 释义 | stand to attentionstand to attention 1 STANDif soldiers stand to attention, they stand up straight in neat lines 〔士兵〕立正 Examples from the Corpus stand to/at attention• The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute.• As they approached, Schellenberg pulled Devlin to one side and stood at attention.• He stood at attention before me and the rest of my men.• It stands to attention, striking the air with a knowing finger.• When a teacher entered or left a room, we stood at attention until given permission to do otherwise.• As soon as you saw that you were about to be struck, you stood at attention and waited for the blows.• You stand at attention until assigned. → stand to/at attention at attention(1) 2 British EnglishBrE, stand at attention American EnglishAmE if soldiers stand to attention, they stand very straight and stiff to show respect 〔士兵〕立正 Examples from the Corpus stand to attention• The colonel gave the order for the men to stand to attention.• Even the few pots of make-up on the blue-flowered dressing table seemed to be standing to attention.• Farrar knew what he had got into now, and stood to attention.• The guide should have made us all stand to attention and salute.• The Major stood to attention and saluted.• The older one put his hand to his mouth and coughed and stood to attention and the younger one shot his cuffs.• One man in the crowd removed his hat and stood to attention, head bowed in prayer.• An hour later he was standing to attention in a depleted square of those who had survived the battle.• It stands to attention, striking the air with a knowing finger.• We stood at attention until we were given permission to leave. → stand to attention at stand1(9) |
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