stand up to someone/something
phrasal verb with stand verb uk/stænd/ us/stænd/ stood | stood
C1 面对（强有力的人或组织）勇敢抵抗，奋起反抗…的不公平对待
to defend yourself against a powerful person or organization when they treat you unfairly
He wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies. 他毫不惧怕，勇敢地对抗恶霸。
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- Milly alone was brave enough to stand up to her.
- She's a bully and you've got to stand up to her.
- You've got to stand up to people like that.
- If you stand up to him he'll probably back down.
- She's not afraid to stand up to senior members of staff if she thinks they're wrong about something.