1) 품사 & 발음
- 구성: 자동사 stand + 전치사 at
- 발음: /stænd/
2) 핵심 의미
- 장소: “~에 서 있다”
- stand at the door/entrance/corner
- 수치·수준: “(숫자·가격·지표가) ~에 이르다/이다”
- Unemployment stands at 6.1%.
※ 실제 보고·브리핑에서는 2) 용법이 매우 빈번합니다.
3) 기본 문형
- S + stand at + 수치/수준/장소
- Inflation stands at 3.8% (as of June).
- He stood at the back of the hall.
- 시제: 현황 보고는 단순현재가 자연스러움. 과거·미래도 가능: stood at / will stand at
- 진행형은 일반적으로 지양: ✳︎is standing at 5% → stands at 5%
4) 수치 보고 콜로케이션
- rate/level/figure/total/balance/valuation
- inflation/unemployment/interest/approval/sales/revenue/deficit/temperature
- Total revenue stands at $4.2M.
- Her approval rating stands at 52%.
5) 비슷한 표현 비교
- be at: 가장 중립적 진술 — Inflation is at 3%.
- sit at: 구어적·캐주얼 — We sit at ~40 users/day.
- come in at: 집계 결과가 “~로 나왔다” — Costs came in at $900k.
- hover around / run at: 대략적 범위·상시 운용치 — Churn hovers around 5%. / Servers run at 70%.
6) 숫자·단위 표현 팁
- 표기: stands at 3.7% / 1.25 million / $499 / 27°C
- 시점 표시: as of / as at
- As of Q3, ARR stands at $2.3M.
7) 사람·신체 수치
- 키: He stands (at) 180 cm tall.
- AmE에서 at 생략 빈도 높음: He stands six feet tall.
8) 예문
- The deficit stands at $750 million after the revision.
- Our subscriber count stands at 98,000 and continues to grow.
- Two guards stood at the entrance all night.
- The statue stands at the center of the square.
9) 흔한 실수
- 전치사 혼동: 수치에는 at만 — ✗ stand in 5% → ✓ stand at 5%
- 진행형 남용: ✗ is standing at 10% → ✓ stands at 10%
- 단위 중복: ✗ 5 percent % → ✓ 5% 또는 five percent
10) 미니 템플릿
- As of [시점], [지표] stands at [수치].
- As of July 2025, CPI stands at 2.9%.
- [지표] currently stands at [수치], up/down from [이전 수치].
- The rate stands at 4.1%, down from 4.8%.