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3.be upstandingBritish EnglishBrE spoken formal used in a formalsituation such as a lawcourt to tell people to stand up as a sign of respect for an important person 起立〔用于法庭等正式场合,要求人们站起来以示对某重要人物的尊重〕
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be upstanding• He was upstanding all right: it almost strained his back muscles.• The thing is that 99 percent of the millions of people going through here every year are upstanding people.