1、stand up

(要求或证据)经得起检验，能够成立

He made wild accusations that did not stand up.

他的指控毫无根据，根本站不住脚。

How well does this thesis stand up to close examination?

这个命题经得起推敲吗？

(男友或女友)爽约，放…的鸽子

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

我们昨晚本来要一起吃晚饭的，但他爽约了。

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

他因女友爽约而心情不好。

2、encounter

遇到，遭遇（问题、困难）

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

我们在每天的生活中会面临这样或那样的压力。

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

他们在波兰发现的环境问题是他们遇到过的最严重的。

偶遇;邂逅

Did you encounter anyone in the building?

你在大楼里遇到谁了么？

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

雷娜塔写信告诉他说她碰到了分离多年的父亲。