The last of the leaves fell from the bare trees and only the pines stood clothed, black and cold against pale skies.

树枝上光秃秃的连最后一片叶子也掉，有松树照常苍翠，挺立在那里，衬印着灰沉沉的天空。

English citizens were initially taken aback, but then quickly marveled at the discovery that adding a starch paste to a freshly washed ruff caused it to stand tall and allowed craftsmen to create intricate shapes by painstakingly folding starched fabric.

起初，英国人对这种做法大吃一惊，但很快他们就惊奇地发现，在刚洗过的领子上涂上浆粉，领子就能挺立起来，工匠们也可以通过精心折叠上浆的织物，创造出复杂的形状。

Eight men down and Tlahuicole is still standing.

八名勇士倒下 而特拉维克拉依然挺立着。

Jets of red light were still flying beside Hagrid's cabin, yet somehow they seemed to be bouncing off him; he was still upright and still, as far as Harry could see, fighting.

喷射出的红光还在海格的小屋旁到处飞舞，可不知为什么，咒语好像从他身上弹开；他依然挺立着，而且在哈利看来，他然在战斗。

The cold has nipped the last of the autumn leaves overnight, only these sturdy, solemn oaks are still standing in their full glory.

寒冷在一夜之间让最后的秋叶凋零，有这些粗壮庄严的橡树依然傲然挺立。

I hoisted and attached myself to the same place, dividing my wonderment between the storm and this incomparable man who faced it head-on.

我也登上平台，系上绳子，欣赏这场暴风雨和这个昂首挺立的无可伦比的人。

A strong female leader, who retains a love of her people and a strong standing in the international community.

她是一名强大的女性领袖，她爱着自己的子民，并且她在国际社会上一直挺立。

Stand before the “Drago Milenario” a Dragon Tree, reputed to be more than 1000 years old.

昂首挺立的「千年龍樹 (Drago Milenario)」 是一顆號稱已超過 1 千歲的，龙血树。

Nonetheless, as it has done for over 2500 years, it will survive.

尽管如此，就像过去2500年一样，它将再次挺立。

Vasco da Gama stands tall, eyes on the horizon and hand on his weapon.

达伽马昂首挺立， 目光望向地平线，手放在武器上。

The old chimney quivered with the shock, but stood it bravely.

古老的烟囱在震动中颤抖，但勇敢地挺立着。

A matador stands tall and faces a snarling bull, its head lowered to the floor.

一名斗牛士昂首挺立，面对着一头低着头怒吼的公牛。

If this means that we all have to take a salary cut in order to survive in this period, we will have to make that sacrifice together in the name of standing strong in the face of this pressure.

如果这意味着为在这段时期生存下去， 我们所有人都不得不接受减薪，那么为在这压力面前坚强挺立， 我们也将不得不共同做出这一牺牲。

They come in different forms, including large cobras reared up and ready to strike, snakes riding on boats, and even a large serpent with three heads, four legs, and a huge pair of bird wings.

这些形象各异，包括昂首挺立、蓄势待发的大型眼镜蛇，乘船的蛇，甚至还有一条拥有三个头、四条腿和一对巨大鸟翼的巨蛇。

For a time we paddled slowly; the rock detached itself from its background of forest and shore, and it stood forth like a sentinel — erect, enduring, eternal.

有一段时间，我们划得很慢；岩石从森林和海岸的背景中分离出来，像哨兵一样挺立、持久、永恒。

Mangrove trees have special roots that help them stand up in the wet ground, the wet soil, almost like having different legs.

红树林有特殊的根， 帮助它们在湿地上挺立，就像有着不同的腿一样。

What now stands as the proud, unyielding fortress we  see today owes more to 20th-century restoration efforts than any medieval mastermind.

如今屹立不倒、傲然挺立的堡垒，更多归功于20世纪的修复工程，而非中世纪的建筑大师之手。

We did it. We're here. We are standing our ground.

我们做到，我们来到这里 挺立在我们的领地上。

It was her kind of magic to keep Colin standing tall.

这是她的魔法，让科林保持挺立。

We passed the pretty cottage where the murdered man had lived and walked up an oak-lined avenue to the fine old Queen Anne house, which bears the date of Malplaquet upon the lintel of the door.

我们走过被害者住的漂亮的小屋，走上一条两旁橡树挺立的大路，来到一所华丽的安妮女王时代的古宅，门楣上刻着马尔博罗的日期。