stand for• Could he stand in for Clinton?• Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., a formeractor, standing in for Clinton.• During the dangerousscenes, a stunt woman stood in for Goldie Hawn.• He would stand in for her.• The President was unavailable and had the Vice President stand in for him.• Can you stand in for me at the meeting next week?• Kathy Rooney stood in for Mr Wogan, and I was a bittense when it came to the real thing.• Globke was the closest confidant and adviser of Adenauer, who could stand in for the Chancellor.
stand-in• I'd like Tom to act as a stand-in for Julian until he returns to work.• Perot claims he is serving as a stand-in for whomever the ReformPartynominates at its Labor Day convention.• She told us she has a boyfriend, and that he is acting on the show as a stand-in.• You became a stand-in for your boss at parties and meetings.• Perot is just a stand-in for whomever the Reform Party nominates for president.• Reed had the sewerwallsperfumed and used a stand-in when possible.• Russell used a stand-in for most of the action scenes.• However, Tim Flowers' stand-in was up to the shot and knocked the ball down before gathering at the second attempt.• MsGreen couldn't be here today, so I'm her stand-in.• Other political figures are immediately obvious: an embittered Jesse Jackson stand-in.• We always had a permanentstand-in with Mike around.• Ann was Shirley MacLaine's stand-in in the movie.
From Longman Business Dictionary
stand inphrasal verbphr v [intransitiveI]HUMAN RESOURCES
phrasal verbphr vREPLACEto temporarily do someone else’s job or take their place 暂时代替〔某人〕 → stand-in
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Would you mind standing in for me for a while?
你临时替我一会儿行吗?
Examples from the Corpus
stand for• Could he stand in for Clinton?• Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., a formeractor, standing in for Clinton.• During the dangerousscenes, a stunt woman stood in for Goldie Hawn.• He would stand in for her.• The President was unavailable and had the Vice President stand in for him.• Can you stand in for me at the meeting next week?• Kathy Rooney stood in for Mr Wogan, and I was a bittense when it came to the real thing.• Globke was the closest confidant and adviser of Adenauer, who could stand in for the Chancellor.