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from the grandstand
作名词时，grandstand 指体育场或赛马场中有顶的阶梯式看台；常与 the 连用。
We watched the whole match from the grandstand.
我们从正面看台观看了整场比赛。
正面看台；大看台
grandstands — plural of grandstand
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
正面看台；大看台
a large covered stand with rows of seats where people watch sports or races
We watched the whole match from the grandstand.
我们从正面看台观看了整场比赛。
体育场或竞技场的座位区；露天看台。
The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.
公共活动的观众。
The audience at a public event.
We bought tickets in the grandstand so we could watch the finish line clearly.
我们买了正面看台的票，这样就能清楚地看到终点线。
The new grandstand has a roof that keeps spectators dry in the rain.
新正面看台有顶棚，下雨时能让观众保持干爽。
Many older stadiums have grandstands with wooden benches instead of seats.
许多老体育场的正面看台用的是木质长凳，而不是座位。
作名词时，grandstand 指体育场或赛马场中有顶的阶梯式看台；常与 the 连用。
We watched the whole match from the grandstand.
我们从正面看台观看了整场比赛。
复数形式 grandstands 指多个看台或整个看台区。
The grandstands were packed with excited spectators.
看台上挤满了兴奋的观众。
作动词时，grandstand 表示为了赢得关注或赞赏而卖弄，常含贬义。
He grandstanded for the crowd instead of answering the question.
他在人群面前哗众取宠，而不是回答问题。
always 与进行时连用，常表示带不满语气的一再发生的行为。
She's always grandstanding at work.
她在工作中总是哗众取宠。
Not this
He grandstands the audience.
Use this
He grandstands for the audience.
动词 grandstand 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语；要表达“向观众卖弄”需用介词 for 引出对象。
Not this
His grandstand made the crowd laugh.
Use this
His grandstanding made the crowd laugh.
这里要表达的是“他的卖弄行为”，应使用动词 grandstand 的动名词形式 grandstanding；名词 grandstand 指看台或观众，不能表示行为。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
看台座位
We watched the final from grandstand seats.
我们从看台座位观看了决赛。
绝佳视野
The hotel room gave us a grandstand view of the parade.
酒店房间让我们看到了游行的绝佳景观。
激动人心的结局
The match produced a grandstand finish in the last minute.
比赛在最后一分钟迎来了一个激动人心的结局。
在镜头前作秀
The minister was grandstanding for the cameras instead of answering.
部长没有回答问题，而是在镜头前作秀。
哗众取宠的表演
The player's grandstand play impressed the crowd but annoyed his coach.
这位球员哗众取宠的表演打动了观众，却令教练不悦。
停止作秀
Stop grandstanding and tell us what you really think.
停止作秀，告诉我们你的真实想法。
激动人心的结局；精彩的冲刺
The championship race ended in a grandstand finish, with the top three cars crossing the line together.
冠军赛以激动人心的冲刺落幕，前三辆赛车同时冲过终点线。
哗众取宠；做给观众看
The mayor's speech was criticized for playing to the grandstand rather than addressing the city's problems.
市长的演讲被批评为哗众取宠，而不是解决城市的问题。
炫耀性的动作；卖弄的表演
The player's no-look pass was a grandstand play that drew cheers from the crowd.
球员的不看人传球是炫耀性的动作，赢得了观众的欢呼。
Use grandstands naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：grand=宏大，stand=站立/看台；在宏伟的看台上站起来表演，正像“哗众取宠”地卖弄。
语域：mixed 常见场景：sports stadium、racecourse、public speech、political debate 作名词时是中性词，通常指体育场馆或赛马场的看台，也可指看台上的观众；作动词时语气较随意，多用于评论或口语，常带贬义，指为了博取好评而卖弄表现。
在这些词中，只有 bandstand 与 grandstand 的重读音节及之后部分一致（/ændstænd/），构成真韵；stand、understand、withstand 虽然拼写都以 stand 结尾，但重音位置或元音不同，发音并不与 grandstand 整体押韵；newsstand 和 nightstand 重音在第一音节，但重读元音分别为 /uː/、/aɪ/，后接 /stænd/，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.