stand your ground

stand your ground — 慣用語

1. If someone stands their ground, they stay in the same position instead of moving

1.慣用語B2
釋義

堅守立場

面對壓力不後退或不改變立場

If someone stands their ground, they stay in the same position instead of moving back, or they keep the same opinion even when others try to change their mind.

例句

A wolf appeared on the trail, but Ishaan stood his ground and it turned away.

一隻狼出現在小徑上，但 Ishaan 堅守原地，牠便轉身離開了。

stand one's ground in a physical confrontation

Heloísa stood her ground during the team discussion and would not change her position.

Heloísa 在團隊討論中堅守立場，拒絕改變她的觀點。

stand one's ground in an argument or discussion

同義詞
  • hold one's ground

    identical meaning and structure, fully interchangeable

  • hold firm

    more abstract — used mainly for opinions and decisions, less often for physical positions

  • refuse to back down

    more explicit about the pressure being resisted; common in argument contexts

反義詞
  • back down

    the most direct opposite, especially in disagreements and arguments

  • retreat

    more physical in tone; less common for opinions

  • give way

    suggests yielding under pressure or force

文法句型

stand + possessive pronoun + ground

用法筆記

The possessive pronoun changes to match the subject (stand my ground, stand her ground, stand your ground, stand their ground). This idiom works in both physical confrontations and verbal disagreements.

常見錯誤

❌I stood on my ground that this is the right answer.
✅I stood my ground that this is the right answer.
💡The idiom uses 'stand one's ground', not 'stand on one's ground'.