1、One group that`s benefitted from the instability there is ISIS. It`s a terrorist organization. ISIS is standing for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
stand for
短语动词(某个字母)是…的缩写,代表,表示
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
AIDS是获得性免疫缺损综合征的缩写
。What does EU stand for?
EU代表什么?
支持,主张,代表(某种观点或态度)
The party is trying to give the impression that it alone stands for democracy.
该党正试图让大家觉得只有它才是民主的代表
。He hates us and everything we stand for.
他仇恨我们以及我们的任何主张
。2、They took over last parts of the region last year. They`re notorious for mass murders, brutally killing civilians, kidnapping people.
take over
接收,接管(公司)
A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.
一家英国报纸称,英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司
。(武力)占领,接管,控制
The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations mandate.
比利时人依照国际联盟的授权接管了卢旺达
。The parliament in Madrid was taken over by civil guards.
马德里议会大厦被国民警卫队接管了
。接替;接任;接手
His widow has taken over the running of his empire, including six London theatres...
他的遗孀已接手管理他创下的帝国,其中包括 6 家伦敦剧院
。In 1966, Pastor Albertz took over from him as governing mayor.
1966 年,帕斯特·艾伯茨接替他担任主管市长
。3、It`s thousands of years old. Its architectural ruins date back to the First Century A.D., and ISIS is destroying them.
date back
追溯(到);开始(于);始造(或建)(于)
a palace dating back to the 16th century.
始建于 16 世纪的王宫
This tradition dates back over 200 years.
这一传统可追溯到 200 多年以前
。