stand out intransitive verb ① ▸ to stand out from or against sth (be noticeable) 在某物的衬托下显眼 zài mǒu wù de chèntuō xia xiǎnyǎn ▸ the yellow letters stand out well against the black background 黄色字母在黑色背景的衬托下很醒目 ▸ to stand out like a sore thumb informal 扎眼 zhāyǎn ② ▸ stand out from sb/sth; (be better) 比某人/某事物出色 (be more important) 比某人/某事物重要 bǐ mǒu rén/mǒu shìwù zhòngyào ▸ she stands out a mile from other candidates 和其他候选人相比，她非常出众 ③ (protrude) 凸出 tūchū ▸ veins stood out on his forehead 他额头上青筋凸起 ▸ to stand out in (sharp) relief （清晰地）凸显 ④ (resist) 坚持抵抗 jiānchí dǐkàng ▸ the workers stood out against attempts to close the company down 工人们坚决抵制关闭公司的企图 |