每日一句,轻松记住一个句型
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句型:
The Internet had its origins in a 1969 U.S. Defense Department computer network called ARPAnet, which stood for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.
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互联网的前身是1969年美国国防部建立的名为阿帕网的计算机网络,阿帕网代表“高级研究计划署网络”。
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本句的主干是The Internet had its origins...
which引导的非限制性定语从句修饰ARPAnet
have one's origin in... 意为“起源于,追溯至……
如:
The great depression of the economy has its origins in the trade for a decade.
经济的萧条源于该国过去十年间的贸易行为。
stand for 意为“代表,象征”
如:
It is known to all that the olive branch stands for peace.
众所周知,橄榄枝象征着和平。
句型拓展
stand 相关的短语还有:
stand by 意为“支持,支援;袖手旁观”
如:
I won't stand by and watch others humiliate her in public.
我不会坐视着她在公共场合被人羞辱的。
stand out 意为“突出;杰出”
如:
That pretty girl stands out in a crowd.
那个漂亮的女孩在人群中很出众。
stand off 意为“远离;避开”。
如:
He's trying to stand off her in public.
他有意地在公共场合避开她。
stand up to 意为“经得起;勇敢地面对”。
如:
The cancer patient said he would stand up to death.
这名癌症患者说,他将勇敢面对死亡。