1、stand up

(要求或證據(jù))經(jīng)得起檢驗(yàn)，能夠成立

He made wild accusations that did not stand up.

他的指控毫無根據(jù)，根本站不住腳。

How well does this thesis stand up to close examination?

這個(gè)命題經(jīng)得起推敲嗎？

(男友或女友)爽約，放…的鴿子

We were to have had dinner together yesterday evening, but he stood me up.

我們昨晚本來要一起吃晚飯的，但他爽約了。

He was in a foul mood because he had been stood up.

他因女友爽約而心情不好。

2、encounter

遇到，遭遇（問題、困難）

Every day of our lives we encounter stresses of one kind or another.

我們在每天的生活中會面臨這樣或那樣的壓力。

Environmental problems they found in Poland were among the worst they encountered.

他們在波蘭發(fā)現(xiàn)的環(huán)境問題是他們遇到過的最嚴(yán)重的。

偶遇;邂逅

Did you encounter anyone in the building?

你在大樓里遇到誰了么？

Renata wrote him that she had encountered her long-estranged father.

雷娜塔寫信告訴他說她碰到了分離多年的父親。