stand pat2 American EnglishAmECHANGE YOUR MIND# to refuse to change a decision, plan etc 堅持不變stand pat onHarry’s standing pat on his decision to fire Janice. 哈裏堅持解僱賈尼絲的決定。
stand pat• Get Gretzky or stand pat, either Smith disrupted the team or failed to help it.• They have not stood pat while other teams attempted to capitalize on their setbacks.