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问：After the oil spill, thousands of fishermen stand to lose their livelihoods. 句中的 stand to lose 是什么用法？ 答：这个句子的意思是：石油泄漏后，成千上万的渔民将失去生计。 stand 后接表示获得或失去意思的动词，如 lose、gain、profit、win、make等， 表 示极有可能获得或失去某事 ，（To have a high likelihood of doing something or having something happen, especially to gain or lose something）。 例句： Many small companies stand to lose financially if the new law is introduced. 如果新法律实施，许多小公司将面临经济上的损失。 We stand to lose over half a million dollars as a result of the stock market crash. 由于股票市场崩盘，我们可能会损失50多万美元。 The party stands to gain a majority in both houses of Congress for the first time in 1 2 years. 该党12年来首次在国会参众两院获得多数席位。 Companies need to figure out how much market share they stand to gain from localization, before they invest. 在投资之前，公司需要弄清楚他们能从本地化中获得多少市场份额。 There are now nine partners who stand to profit from the sale. 现在有9个合伙人将从这笔交易中获利。 But because the funds also own shares, investors stand to profit when the stock market recovers. 但由于这些基金也持有股票，当股市复苏时，投资者将获利。 You stand to make a lot from this deal. 你很可能会从这笔生意中大赚一笔。 That's good for them, because they stand to make a commission of hundreds of pounds. 这对他们来说是件好事，因为他们会得到几百英镑的佣金。 This is said to be the first such endeavour in Kerala, in which passengers stand to win prizes. 据说，这是喀拉拉邦的首次尝试，乘客们将赢得奖品。 |
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