stand-up

stand-up

adj

1. requiring a standing position

e.g. a stand-up bar
a stand-up comic

1. (喜剧演员)单人表演的
A stand-up comic or comedian stands alone in front of an audience and tells jokes.

e.g. He does all kinds of accents, he can do jokes—he could be a stand-up comic...
他会模仿各种口音，还会讲笑话——他可以当个独角喜剧演员。
e.g. Women do not normally break into the big time by doing stand-up comedy.
女性靠演单人喜剧通常无法成名。

2. 单人滑稽表演;单口相声
Stand-up is stand-up comedy.

e.g. ...getting by on likeability, professionalism and the kind of nerve you need to do stand-up.
凭借个人魅力、精湛的技艺和进行单人喜剧表演所需要的勇气过活

3. (争吵、打斗)激烈的
If people have a stand-up argument or fight, they stand up and shout at each other or hit each other violently.