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

复数：stances　

GREIELTSTEM8经济

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

• 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。
• But the union's stance could embolden other critics.
  但工会的姿态可能会为其他批评人士壮胆。
• 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 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。
• He adopted a stance and began to do taijiquan.
  他拉开架子，打起了太极拳。
• This is perhaps due to Americans taking a firm stance on preserving the environment.
  这也许是由于美国采取对保护环境的坚定立场。
• Their stance seems to be that a baby or child is better off in its country of birth.
  他们似乎认为婴儿或者小孩还是呆在自己出生的国家为好。
• 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。
• They criticized Martin Luther King for his rigid stance on non-violence.
  他们批评了马丁路德金主张非暴力的僵硬立场。
• 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。