英和和英

動詞

stand up for (三人称単数 現在形 stands up for, 現在分詞 standing up for, 過去形および過去分詞形 stood up for)

1. (transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, または the like).

   She stood up for me when no one else would, and I've never forgotten it.

   Those who don't stand up for their rights are apt to lose them.

   Though I disagreed with him, I respected him for standing up for what he believed in.

   • 2000 December 3, J. Stewart Burns, Futurama, episode 32: “The Cryonic Woman”,

     Michelle: Quit standing up for yourself, Fry. When we get back to the hole we are going to have a long, boring talk about our relationship!