保持立场

English translation: stand one's ground

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Chinese term or phrase:保持立场
English translation:stand one's ground

06:49 Jul 4, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 保持立场
保持立场是不是可以说hold someone side? 还是有其他更通俗化的翻译?
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stand one's ground
Explanation:
to maintain one's position
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Wilman
United States
Local time: 09:52
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thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2stand one's ground
Wilman
3 +2keep a stand
Shirley Lao
4 +1maintain one's stance/position
peiling
4 +1stick to one's guns
Malcolm Mayfield
4adhere/stick to one's opinion
Shang


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
keep a stand


Explanation:
"Stand" is usually used when you want to express your opinions for or against something.

For example, "I take my stand for this policy or against this policy".

Other possibilities: I keep my stand on this; My stand on this is....

Shirley Lao
Taiwan
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Ma
1 hr
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agree  Carol Chen: keep one's stand
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adhere/stick to one's opinion


Explanation:
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Shang
China
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Chinese
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
stand one's ground


Explanation:
to maintain one's position

Wilman
United States
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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thanks

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agree  peiling
5 hrs
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agree  Malcolm Mayfield
11 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
maintain one's stance/position


Explanation:
alternative

peiling
Germany
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalayMalay
PRO pts in category: 11

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agree  Caroline Moreno
5 days
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
stick to one's guns


Explanation:
stick to your guns (British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal)
to refuse to change your ideas although other people try to make you change them. David's family were against him becoming an actor but he stuck to his guns. Stand by your guns and don't let them talk you into working full time if you don't want to.

Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms © Cambridge University Press 1998
stick to your guns
to refuse to change your beliefs or action

Malcolm Mayfield
United States
Local time: 08:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Wilman
13 hrs
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